2016 Best Communities for Music Education Districts

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Congratulations to the 476 school districts across the United States for being recognized as among the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME)! 

School DistrictCityState
Abington School DistrictAbingtonPA
Agawam Public SchoolsFeeding HillsMA
Akron Central SchoolsAkronNY
Albertville City School SystemAlbertvilleAL
Albion Central School DistrictAlbionNY
Albuquerque Public SchoolsAlbuquerqueNM
Allen Independent School DistrictAllenTX
Amarillo Independent School DistrictAmarilloTX
Amityville Union Free School DistrictAmityvilleNY
Ann Arbor Public SchoolsAnn ArborMI
Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District 11AnokaMN
Appoquinimink School DistrictOdessaDE
Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102Buffalo GroveIL
Archbold Area SchoolsArchboldOH
Arlington Central School DistrictLaGrangevilleNY
Arlington Independent School DistrictArlingtonTx
Atlanta Public SchoolsAtlantaGA
Auburn Enlarged City School DistrictAuburnNY
Austin Independent School DistrictAustinTX
Avon Community School CorporationAvonIN
Avon Lake City School DistrictAvon LakeOH
Bakersfield City School DistrictBakersfieldCA
Baldwin County SchoolMilledgevilleGA
Baldwinsville Central School DistrictBaldwinsvilleNY
Baltimore County Public SchoolsTowsonMD
Bangor Area School DistrictBangorPA
Barbers Hill Independent School DistrictMont BelvieuTX
Barnstable Public SchoolsHyannisMA
Batavia Public School District #101BataviaIL
Bay Shore Union Free School DstrictBay ShoreNY
Bay Village City School DistrictBay VillageOH
Bayport-Blue Point U.F.S.D.BayportNY
Beachwood City SchoolsBeachwoodOH
Bedford Central School DistrictBedfordNY
Bellmore Union Free School DistrictBellmoreNY
Belmont Public SchoolsBelmontMA
Berea City School DistrictBereaOH
Bergenfield Public SchoolsBergenfieldNJ
Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeleyCA
Berkley School DistrictOak ParkMI
Bermudian Springs School DistrictYork SpringsPA
Bethel Park School DistrictBethel ParkPA
Bethel Public SchoolBethelCt.
Big Spring School DistrictNewvillePA
Billerica Public SchoolsBillericaMA
Biloxi Public School DistrictBiloxiMS
Blaine County School District #61HaileyID
Bloomfield Hills SchoolsBloomfield HillsMI
Blue Valley Unified School District, Number 229Overland ParkKS
Boardman Local SchoolsBoardmanOH
Bonner Springs/Edwardsville Unified School District #204Bonner SpringsKS
Boyertown Area School DistrictBoyertownPA
Brighton Central School DistrictRochesterNY
Bristol Public SchoolsBristolCT
Bristol Virginia Public SchoolsBristolVA
Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School DistrictPort Jefferson StationNY
Brownsburg Community School CorporationBrownsburgIN
Brownsville Independent School DistrictBrownsvilleTX
Burbank Unified School DistrictBurbankCA
Burlington Public SchoolsBurlingtonMA
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School DistrictScotiaNY
Byram Hills Central School DistrictArmonkNY
Camden Central SchoolsCamdenNY
Canfield Local School DistrictCanfieldOH
Canton Public SchoolsCantonCT
Cape Elizabeth School DepartmentCape ElizabethME
Carey Exempted Village SchoolsCareyOH
Carmel Central School DistrictPattersonNY
Carmel Clay SchoolsCarmelIN
Carrollton Farmers Branch Independent School DistrictCarrolltonTX
Cazenovia Central SchoolCazenoviaNY
Cedarburg School DistrictCedarburgWI
Central Bucks School DistrictDoylestownPA
Central Cambria School DistrictEbensburgPA
Central Valley School DistrictMonacaPA
Central York School DistrictYorkPA
Chatham Central School DistrictChathamNY
Chelmsford Public SchoolsChelmsfordMA
Chesapeake Public SchoolsChesapeakeVA
Cheshire Public SchoolsCheshireCT
Chester Union Free School DistrictChesterNY
Chilton Public SchoolsChiltonWI
Chittenango Central School DistrictChittenangoNY
Churchville-Chili Central School DistrictChurchvilleNY
Clairton City School DistrictClairtonPA
Clare Public SchoolsClareMI
Clarence Central School DistrictClarenceNY
Clark County School DistrictLas VegasNV
Clarke County School DistrictAthensGA
Clark-Shawnee LocalSpringfieldOH
Clarkstown Central School DistrictNew CityNY
Clarksville-Montgomery County School SystemClarksvilleTN
Closter Public SchoolsClosterNJ
Cloudcroft Municipal SchoolsCloudcroftNM
Cobb County School DistrictMariettaGA
ColonialPlymouth MeetingPA
Commack Public SchoolsE. NorthportNY
Community Consolidated School District 46GrayslakeIL
Connetquot Central School DistrictBohemiaNY
Conroe Independent School DistrictConroeTX
Cornwall-Lebanon School DistrictLebanonPA
Council Rock School DistrictNewtownPA
Culver School District. #4CulverOR
Cumberland Valley School DistrictMechanicsburgPA
Cuyahoga Heights LocalCLEVELANDOH
Davenport Community School DistrictDavenportIA
David Douglas Public Schools Multnomah County School District 40PortlandOR
Dearborn Public SchoolsDearbornMI
Deer Park School DistrictDeer ParkNY
Delavan-Darien School DistricctDelavanWI
Delaware Valley School DistrictMilfordPA
Delsea Regional High School DistrictFranklinvilleNJ
Denton Independent School DistrictDentonTX
Dexter Community SchoolsDexterMI
Dover Area School DistrictDoverPA
Dover Union Free School DistrictDover PlainsNY
Duxbury Public SchoolsDuxburyMA
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School DistrictFort WorthTX
Eanes Independent School DistrictAustinTX
East Hampton Union Free School DistrictEast HamptonNY
East Irondequoit Central School DistrictRochesterNY
East Meadow Union Free School DistrictWestburyNY
East Rockaway Public SchoolsEast RockawayNY
East Stroudsburg Area School DistrictEast StroudsburgPA
East Syracuse Minoa Central School DistrictE. SyracuseNY
Ector County Independent School DistrictOdessaTX
Edgemont Union Free School DistrictScarsdaleNY
Edmonds School District #15LynnwoodWA
Eldred Central School DistrictEldredNY
Elizabeth Public SchoolsElizabethNJ
Enlarged City School District Middletown, NyMiddletownNY
Ephrata Area School DistrictEphrataPA
Escambia County School DistrictPensacolaFL
Exeter Township School DistrictReadingPA
Fairfax County Public SchoolsFairfaxVA
Fargo Public SchoolsFargoND
Farmingdale Union Free School DistictFarmingdaleNY
Fayetteville-Manlius School DistrictManliusNY
Fergus Falls Public SchoolsFergus FallsMN
Firelands Local SchoolsOberlinOH
Fishers Island Union Free School DistrictFishers IslandNY
Florence Public School District OneFlorenceSC
Forney ISDForneyTX
Fort Bend Independent School DistrictSugar LandTX
Fort Worth Independent School DistrictFort WorthTX
Fox Chapel Area School DistrictPittsburghPA
Fraser Public SchoolsFraserMI
Fredonia Central School DistrictFredoniaNY
Freeport Area School DistrictSarverPA
Frisco Independent School DistrictFriscoTX
Frontier Central School DistrictHamburgNY
Fulton County SchoolsAtlantaGA
Garden City Public SchoolsGarden CityNY
Garland Independent School DistrictGarlandTX
Glastonbury Public SchoolsGlastonburyCT
Glen Cove City School DistrictGlen CoveNY
Governor Mifflin School DistrictShillingtonPA
Grand Forks Public SchoolsGrand ForksND
Grand Island Central School DistrictGrand IslandNY
Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School DistrictGrapevineTX
Great Falls Public SchoolsGreat FallsMT
Great Neck Public SchoolsGreat NeckNY
Greece Central School DistrictNorth GreeceNY
Greendale School DistrictGreendaleWI
Greenfield Central Community School CorporationGreenfieldIN
Greenville County School DistrictGreenvilleSC
Greenwich Central School DistrictGreenwichNY
Guilderland Central School DistrictGuilderland CenterNY
Gwinnett County Public SchoolsSuwaneeGA
Half Hollow Hills Central School DistrictDix HillsNY
Hanover County Public SchoolsAshlandVA
Harlandale Independent School DistrictSan AntonioTX
Hawthorn CCSD #73Vernon HillsIL
Henrico County Public SchoolsHenricoVA
Hermiston School District 8RHermistonOR
Herricks Union Free School DistrictNew Hyde ParkNY
Hicksville Union Free School DistrictHicksvilleNY
Hidalgo Independent School DistrictHidalgoTX
Hillsborough County Public SchoolsTampaFL
Hollidaysburg Area School DistrictHollidaysburgPA
Homewood City SchoolsHomewoodAL
Honeoye Central School DistrictHoneoyeNY
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School DistrictHoneoye FallsNY
Hoover City SchoolsHooverAL
Hopewell Valley Regional School DistrictPenningtonNJ
Hortonville Area School DistrictHortonvilleWI
Howard County Public School SystemEllicott CityMD
Hudson School DistrictHudsonWI
Huntington Union Free School DistrictHuntingtonNY
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School DistrictBedfordTX
Independent School District #279Maple GroveMN
Independent School District 728Elk RiverMN
Indian Hill Exempted Village SchoolsCincinnatiOH
Indian Prairie School District 204AuroraIL
Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvineCA
Island Trees Public SchoolsLevittownNY
Islip Public SchoolsIslipNY
Ithaca City School DistrictIthacaNY
Jackson City SchoolsJacksonOH
Jefferson Township Public SchoolsLake HopatcongNJ
Jenison Public SchoolsJenisonMI
Jericho Union Free School DistrictJerichoNY
Johnson City Central School DistrictJohnson CityNY
Jordan Elbridge Central SchoolsJordanNY
Katy Independent School DistrictKatyTX
Keller Independent School DistrictKellerTX
Kenmore Tonawanda Union Free School DistrictBuffaloNY
Kenosha Unified School DistrictKenoshaWI
Kettering City SchoolsKetteringOH
Kettle Moraine School DistrictWalesWI
Kimberly Area School DistrictCombined LocksWI
Kingsport City SchoolsKingsportTN
Kinnelon School DistrictKinnelonNJ
Kiski Area School DistrictVandergriftPA
Klein Independent School DistrictKleinTX
Knox Community School CorporationKnoxIN
Lakeland Central School DistrictShrub OakNY
Lansing Central School DistrictLansingNY
Lawrence Township Public SchoolsLawrencevilleNJ
Le Roy Central School DistrictLe RoyNY
Lebanon City SchoolsLebanonOH
Lebanon School DIstrictLebanonPA
Les Cheneaux Community SchoolsCedarvilleMI
Levittown Public SchoolsLevittownNY
Lewisburg Area School DistrictLewisburgPA
Lewisville Independent School DistrictFlower MoundTX
Lexington Public SchoolsLexingtonMA
Liberty Public School DistrictLibertyMO
Lincoln Unified School DistrictStocktonCA
Linden Public SchoolsLindenNJ
Lindenhurst Union Free School DistrictLindenhurstNY
Little Falls City School DistrictLittle FallsNY
Liverpool Central School DistrictLiverpoolNY
Lockport City School DistrictLockportNY
Long Beach Public SchoolsLido BeachNY
Longmeadow Public SchoolsLongmeadowMA
Longwood Central School DistrictMiddle IslandNY
Loudoun County Public SchoolsAshburnVA
Lower Merion School DistrictArdmorePA
Loyalsock Township School DistrictWilliamsportPA
Lynbrook UFSDLynbrookNY
Lynn Public SchoolsLynnMA
MadisonMadisonNJ
Maine-Endwell Central School DistrictEndwellNY
Malverne Union Free School DistrictMalverneNY
Manhasset Union Free School DistrictManhassetNY
Marblehead Public SchoolsMarbleheadMA
Marple Newtown School DistrictNewtown SquarePA
Mason City Community School DistrictMason CityIA
Massapequa Union Free School DistrictMassapequaNY
Mayfield City School DistrictMayfield HeightsOH
McAllen Independent School DistrictMcAllenTX
McKeesport Area School DistrictMcKeesportPA
Medfield Public SchoolsMedfieldMA
Meridian Public SchoolsSanfordMI
Merrick UFSDMerrickNY
Mesquite Independent School DistrictMesquiteTX
Metropolitan Nashville Public SchoolsNashvilleTN
Metropolitan School District of Warren TownshipIndianapolisIN
Metuchen School DistrictMetuchenNJ
Mexico Academy and Central School DistrictMexicoNY
Midland Park Public SchoolsMidland ParkNJ
Midway Independent School DistrictWoodwayTX
Millbrook Central School DistrictMillbrookNY
Miller Place Union Free School DistrictMiller PlaceNY
Millville Public SchoolsMillvilleNJ
Milpitas Unified School DistrictMilpitasCA
Mineola Union Free School DistrictMineolaNY
Minnetonka Independent School District #276MinnetonkaMN
Missoula County Public SchoolsMissoulaMT
Mona Shores Public SchoolsMuskegonMI
Monroe-Woodbury Central School DistrictCentral ValleyNY
Montgomery County Public SchoolsChristiansburgVA
Monticello Central School DistrictMonticelloNY
Montville Township Public SchoolsMontvilleNJ
Moon Area School DistrictMoon TownshipPA
Moreno Valley Unified School DistrictMoreno ValleyCA
Moshannon Valley School DistrictHoutzdalePA
Mounds View Public SchoolsShoreviewMN
Mount Vernon City SchoolsMount VernonOH
MSD of LAWRENCE TOWNSHIPIndianapolisIN
Mt. Lebanon School DistrictPittsburghPA
Nanuet Union Free School DistrictNanuetNY
Neptune Township School DistrictNeptuneNJ
New Brunswick Public SchoolsNew BrunswickNJ
New Hartford Central School DistrictNew HartfordNY
New Hope-Solebury School DistrictNew HopePA
New Philadelphia City School DistrictNew PhiladelphiaOH
New Providence School DistrictNew ProvidenceNJ
Newark Central School DistrictNewarkNY
Newfield Central School DistrictNewfieldNY
Newington School DistrictNewingtonCT
Newport Mesa Unified School DistrictCosta MesaCA
Newport News Public SchoolsNewport NewsVA
Newtown Public SchoolsNewtownCT
Niskayuna Central School DistrictNiskayunaNY
Noblesville SchoolsNoblesvilleIN
Norristown Area School DistrictNorristownPA
North Allegheny School DistrictPittsburghPA
North Babylon Union Free School DistrictNorth BabylonNY
North Brunswick Township School DistrictNorth BrunswickNJ
North Colonie Central School DistrictLathamNY
North East Independent School DistrictSan AntonioTX
North Hills School DistrictPittsburghPA
North Penn School DistrictLansdalePA
Northbrook School District 28NorthbrookIL
Northern York County School DistrictDillsburgPA
Northport-East Northport SchoolsNorthportNY
Northside Independent School DistrictSan AntonioTX
Northwest Independent School DistrictJustinTX
Norwayne Local School DistrictCrestonOH
Norway-Vulcan Area SchoolsNorwayMI
Nutley Public SchoolsNutleyNJ
Oak Hill Union Local School DistrictOak HillOH
Oberlin City Schools DistrictOberlinOH
Odem-Edroy Independent School DistrictOdemTX
Oley Valley School DistrictOleyPA
Olmsted Falls City SchoolsOlmsted FallsOH
Oneida City School DistrictOneidaNY
Ossining Union Free School DistrictOssiningNY
Palmyra Macedon Central School DistrictPalmyraNY
Panama-Buena Vista Union School DistrictBakersfieldCA
Paoli Community School CorporationPaoliIN
Paragould School DistrictParagouldAR
Paramus Public SchoolsParamusNJ
Parkland School DistrictAllentownPA
Pasadena Independent School DistrictPasadenaTX
Pasco School District #1PascoWA
Patchogue-Medford School DistrictMedfordNY
Pembroke Public SchoolsPembrokeMA
Pendleton School District 16rPendletonOR
Penfield Central School DistrictPenfieldNY
Penn-Harris-Madison School CorporationMishawakaIN
Pennridge School DistrictPerkasiePA
Pennsbury School DistrictFallsingtonPa
Perrysburg Exempted Village SchoolsPerrysburgOH
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School DistrictPharrTX
Phoenix Central School DistrictPhoenixNY
Pittsford Central School DistrictPittsfordNY
Plainedge Public SchoolsNorth MassapequaNY
Plano Independent School DistrictPlanoTX
Plano School District 88PlanoIL
Platteville School DistrictPlattevilleWI
Pocono Mountain School DistrictSwiftwaterPA
Poland Central School DistrictPolandNY
Port Jefferson School DistrictPort JeffersonNY
Port Washington UFSDPort WashingtonNY
Pottstown School DistrictPottstownPA
Princeton City SchoolsSharonvilleOH
Prospect Heights School District 23Prospect HeightsIl
Pulaski Community School DistrictPulaskiWI
Putnam Valley Central School DistrictPutnam ValleyNY
Quaker Valley School DistrictLeetsdalePA
Queensbury Union Free School DistrictQueensburyNY
Randolph Township SchoolsRandolphNJ
Red Hook Central School DistrictRed HookNY
Red Lion Area School DistrictRed LionPA
Red Oak Independent School DistrictRed OakTX
Richardson Independent School DistrictRichardsonTX
Ridgefield Public SchoolsRidgefieldNJ
Ripon Area School DistrictRiponWI
Roanoke City Public SchoolsRoanokeVA
Roanoke County Public SchoolsRaonokeVA
Rochester Community SchoolsRochesterMI
Rome City School DistrictRomeNY
Rush-Henrietta Central School DistrictHenriettaNY
Saint Charles Parish Public SchoolsLulingLA
Saint Croix Falls School DistrictSt. Croix FallsWI
Santa Barbara Unified School DistrictSanta BarbaraCA
Santa Fe Public SchoolsSanta FeNM
Santa Fe South Charter SchoolsOklahoma CityOK
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta MonicaCA
Scarsdale Union Free School DistrictScarsdaleNY
Schenectady City School DistrictSchenectadyNY
School Administrative Unit 16ExeterNH
School City of MishawakaMishawakaIN
School District of ElmbrookBrookfieldWI
School District of Fort AtkinsonFort AtkinsonWI
School District of Haverford TownshipHavertownPA
School District of KohlerKohlerWI
School District of LancasterLancasterPA
School District of Springfield TownshipOrelandPA
School District of Upper DublinMaple GlenPA
School Town of MunsterMunsterIN
Scotts Valley Unified School DistrictScotts ValleyCA
Senatobia Municipal School DistrictSenatobiaMS
Shelby County SchoolsMemphisTN
Sherrill City School DistrictVeronaNY
Simsbury Public SchoolsSimsburyCT
Skaneateles Central School DistrictSkaneatelesNY
Smithtown Central School DistrictSmithtownNY
Snohomish School District #201SnohomishWA
Solon City SchoolsSolonOH
Somers Central School DistrictSomersNY
Souderton Area School DistrictSoudertonPA
South Bend Community School CorporationSouth BendIN
South Brunswick School DistrictMonmouth JunctionNJ
South Central Local SchoolsGreenwichOH
South Colonie Central School DistrictAlbanyNY
South Country Central School DistrictEast PatchogueNY
South Orangetown Central School DistrictBlauveltNY
South Spencer School CorporationRockportIN
Southampton Public SchoolsSouthamptonNY
Southern Berkshire Regional School DistrictSheffieldMA
Southern Huntingdon County School DistrictThree SpringsPA
Southern Lehigh School DistrictCenter ValleyPA
Southington Public SchoolsSouthingtonCT
Spackenkill Union Free School DistrictPoughkeepsieNY
Spring Grove Area School DistrictSpring GrovePA
Spring Independent School DistrictHoustonTX
Spring Lake Public SchoolsSpring LakeMI
Springdale Public SchoolsSpringdaleAR
Springfield School DistrictSpringfieldPA
Stafford Township School DistrictManahawkinNJ
Star City School DistrictStar CityAR
State College Area School DistrictState CollegePA
Stow-Munroe Falls City School DistrictStowOH
Strongsville City School DistrictStrongsvilleOH
Sunnyvale Independent School DistrictSunnvyaleTX
Susquenita School DistrictDuncannonPA
Sycamore Community School DistrictCincinnatiOH
Syosset Central School DistrictSyossetNY
The School District of South Orange and MaplewoodMaplewoodNJ
Ticonderoga Central SchoolTiconderogaNY
Torrington Public SchoolsTorringtonCT
Tri County SchoolsDe WittNE
Troy City SchoolsTroyOH
Troy School DistrictTroyMI
Trussville City SchoolsTrussvilleAL
Tucson Unified School DistrictTucsonAZ
Tullahoma City School DistrictTullahomaTN
Uniondale Union Free School DistrictUniondaleNY
United Community Center, Inc.MilwaukeeWI
Upper Sandusky Exempted Village SchoolsUpper SanduskyOH
Upper St. Clair School DistrictPittsburghPA
USD 259 - Wichita Public SchoolsWichitaKS
Utica Community SchoolsSterling HeightsMI
Valley Stream Central High School DistrictValley StreamNY
Van Buren School DistrictVan BurenAR
Vernon Township School DistrictVernonNJ
Virginia Beach City Public SchoolsVirginia BeachVA
Wakefield Public SchoolsWakefieldMA
Wallingford Swarthmore School DistrictWallingfordPA
Wappingers Central School DistrictHopewell JunctionNY
Warwick Valley Central School DistrictWarwickNY
Washingtonville Central School DistrictWashingtonvilleNY
Washoe County School DistrictRenoNV
Watertown Unified School DistrictWatertownWI
Waverly Central School DistrictWaverlyNY
Waxahachie Independent School DistrictWaxahachieTX
Wayland Public SchoolsWaylandMA
Wayne Central School DistrictOntario CenterNY
Waynesboro Area School DistrictWaynesboroPA
Webster Central School DistrictWebsterNY
West Branch Local School DistrictBeloitOH
West Essex Regional School DistrictNorth CaldwellNJ
West Genesee Central School DistrictCamillusNY
West Hartford Public SchoolsWest HartfordCT
West Irondequoit Central School DistrictRochesterNY
West Lafayette Community School CorporationWest LafayetteIN
West Milford Township Public SchoolsWest MilfordNJ
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School DistrictWest WindsorNJ
Westborough Public SchoolsWestboroughMA
Westerly Public SchoolsWesterlyRI
Westford Public SchoolsWestfordMA
Weston Public SchoolsWestonMA
Westport Public SchoolsWestportCT
Westwood Regional School DistrictTownship of WashingtonNJ
Wicomico County Public School DistrictSalisburyMD
Willard Public SchoolsWillardMO
Williamsburg-James City County Public SchoolsWilliamsburgVA
Williamsport Area School DistrictWilliamsportPA
Williamsville Central School DistrictEast AmherstNY
Wilton Public SchoolsWiltonCT
Windsor Central School DistrictWindsorNY
Wylie Independent School DistrictWylieTX