This is a list of school massacres by death toll.
| # | Name | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | Weapons | Perpetrator | Terroristic organisations act | Fate of perpetrator(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Santa María School massacre | Dec 21 | 1907 | Iquique | Chile | ~2,000 | ? | F | Chilean Army | No | 300 killed | |
| 2. | Walisongo School Massacre | May 28 | 2000 | Poso, Central Sulawesi | Indonesia | 367 | ? | F M | Catholic militants | Yes | Executed | |
| 3. | Beslan school siege | Sep 1 | 2004 | Beslan, North Ossetia-Alania | Russia | 334 | 800+ | F M E | Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs | Yes | Most killed by special forces, one captured and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 4. | Dacca University massacre | March 25 | 1971 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 200 | ? | F A | Al - Badr | No | ||
| 5. | Eastern University massacre | Sep 5 | 1990 | Chenkalady | Sri Lanka | 158 | ? | F | Sri Lankan Army | No | None | |
| 6. | Peshawar school massacre | Dec 16 | 2014 | Peshawar | Pakistan | 149 | 114 | F M E | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan | Yes | 4 hanged and 2 committed suicide | |
| 7. | Garissa University College attack | April 2 | 2015 | Garissa | Kenya | 148 | 79 | F | al-Shabaab | Yes | 4 killed and 5 arrested | |
| 8. | Kabul school bombing | May 8 | 2021 | Kabul | Afghanistan | 90 | 240 | E | Disputed | Yes | ||
| 9. | Nagerkovil school bombing | Sep 22 | 1995 | Jaffna | Sri Lanka | 71 | 150 | O | Sri Lanka Air Force | No | None | |
| 10. | Kyanguli Fire Tragedy | March 24 | 2001 | Machakos County | Kenya | 67 | ? | A | Davis Onyango Opiyo, Felix Mambo Ngumbao (school students) | No | Arrested | |
| 11. | Chencholai bombing | Aug 14 | 2006 | Mullaitivu | Sri Lanka | 61 | 155 | O | Sri Lanka Air Force | No | None | |
| 12. | Buni Yadi Federal Government College massacre | Feb 25 | 2014 | Yobe State | Nigeria | 59 | ? | F M A | Boko Haram suspected | Yes | ||
| 13. | September 2022 Kabul school bombing | Sep 30 | 2022 | Kabul | Afghanistan | 53 | 110 | E | Yes | Suicide | ||
| 14. | Aleppo Artillery School massacre | June 16 | 1979 | Aleppo | Syria | 50–83 | ? | F E | Muslim Brotherhood | Yes | Escaped | |
| 15. | Thammasat University massacre | Oct 6 | 1976 | Sanam Luang | Thailand | 46–100+ | 167 | F O | Police, army and right-wing paramilitary: Red Gaurs, Nawaphon, and Village Scouts | No | None | |
| Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing | April 8 | 1970 | Bahr el-Baqar, Sharqia | Egypt | 46 | 50+ | E | Israeli Air Force | No | None | ||
| 16. | Bombing of Sandhurst Road School | January 20 | 1943 | Ardgowan Road, Catford, London | United Kingdom | 44 | 60 | O | Heinz Schumann, 28, Luftwaffe | Yes (Terrorangriff ) | KIA, November 8, 1943 | |
| Bath School disaster | May 18 | 1927 | Bath Township, Michigan | United States | 44 | 58 | E | Andrew Kehoe, 55 | No | Suicide | ||
| 17. | Fanglin Village primary school explosion | March 6 | 2001 | Wanzai County, Jiangxi | China | 42 | 27 | E | Li Chuicai (李垂才), 33 | No | Suicide | |
| Mpondwe school massacre | June 16 | 2023 | Mpondwe | Uganda | 42 | 8 | E M | Allied Democratic Forces | Yes | 2 terrorists killed, 20 people who collaborated with the ADF arrested | ||
| Mamudo school massacre | July 6 | 2013 | Mamudo, Yobe State | Nigeria | 42 | 6+ | F A | Boko Haram | Yes | Escaped | ||
| 18. | Nong Bua Lamphu massacre | Oct 6 | 2022 | Na Klang district, Nong Bua Lamphu | Thailand | 36 | 10 | F M V | Panya Khamrab (ปัญญา คำราบ) | No | Suicide | |
| 19. | Virginia Tech shooting | April 16 | 2007 | Blacksburg, VA | United States | 32 | 17 | F | Seung-Hui Cho (조승희), 23 | No | Suicide | |
| 20. | Ma'alot massacre | May 15 | 1974 | Ma'alot | Israel | 31 | 70 | F M | Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine | Yes | Killed by police | |
| Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting | Dec 14 | 2012 | Newtown, CT | United States | 27 | 2 | F | Adam Lanza, 20 | No | Suicide | ||
| 21. | Gîsca school bombing | April 4 | 1950 | Gîsca, Moldavia | Soviet Union | 23 | ? | E | Vladimir Tatarnikov, 29 | No | Suicide | |
| 2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire | Sep 14 | 2017 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 23 | 5 | A | Muhammad Adli Shah Bin Mohd Yusry | No | Detained | ||
| 22. | 2025 Depayin School bombing | May 12 | 2025 | Tabayin Township, Sagaing Region | Myanmar | 22+ | 105 | O | Tatmadaw | No | N | |
| Bacha Khan University attack | Jan 20 | 2016 | Charsadda | Pakistan | 22+ | ? | FE | Tehrik-i-Taliban | Yes | N | ||
| 23. | Uvalde school shooting | May 24 | 2022 | Uvalde, TX | United States | 21 | 18 | F | Salvador Rolando Ramos, 18 | No | Killed by border patrol tactical team | |
| 24. | Kerch Polytechnic College massacre | Oct 17 | 2018 | Kerch, Crimea | Russia / Ukraine | 20 | 70 | F E | Vladislav Roslyakov, 18 | No | Suicide | |
| 2023 Mahdia school fire | May 21 | 2023 | Mahdia, Potaro-Siparuni | Guyana | 20 | 29 | A | Unnamed student | No | Arrested | ||
| 25. | 2004 Dhemaji school bombing | Aug 15 | 2004 | Dhemaji, Assam | India | 18 | 40 | E | United Liberation Front of Assam | Yes | ||
| Izhevsk school shooting | Sep 26 | 2022 | Izhevsk, Udmurtia | Russia | 18 | 23 | F | Artyom Kazantsev, 34 | No | Suicide | ||
| 26. | University of Texas tower shooting | Aug 1 | 1966 | Austin, TX | United States | 15 | 31 | F | Charles Whitman, 25 | No | Killed by police | |
| Parkland high school shooting | Feb 14 | 2018 | Parkland, FL | United States | 17 | 17 | F | Nikolas Cruz, 19 | No | Life imprisonment | ||
| Dunblane massacre | March 13 | 1996 | Dunblane | United Kingdom | 17 | 15 | F | Thomas Hamilton, 43 | No | Suicide | ||
| 27. | Erfurt school massacre | April 26 | 2002 | Erfurt | Germany | 16 | 1 | F | Robert Steinhäuser, 19 | No | Suicide | |
| 28. | Winnenden school shooting | March 11 | 2009 | Winnenden and Wendlingen | Germany | 15 | 9 | F | Tim Kretschmer, 17 | No | Suicide | |
| 29. | 2023 Prague shooting | Dec 21 | 2023 | Prague | Czech Republic | 14 | 25 | F | David Kozák, 24 | No | Suicide | |
| Columbine High School massacre | April 20 | 1999 | Columbine, CO | United States | 14 | 23 | F M E | Eric Harris, 18 Dylan Klebold, 17 | No | Both died by suicide | ||
| École Polytechnique massacre | Dec 6 | 1989 | Montreal, QC | Canada | 14 | 14 | F M | Marc Lépine, 25 | No | Suicide | ||
| 30. | Janaúba massacre | Oct 5 | 2017 | Janaúba | Brazil | 13 | 37 | A | Damião Soares dos Santos, 50 | No | Perished in the flames | |
| Chlef school attack | Oct 15 | 2002 | El Hadjadj, Chlef Province | Algeria | 13 | 1 | F | hardline Armed Islamic Group (GIA) | Yes | None | ||
| Let Yet Kone massacre | Sep 16 | 2022 | Let Yet Kone, Sagaing Region | Myanmar | 13 | ? | O F | Myanmar Army & Myanmar Air Force | No | None | ||
| 31. | Azerbaijan State Oil Academy shooting | April 30 | 2009 | Baku | Azerbaijan | 12 | 13 | F | Farda Gadirov, 28 | No | Suicide | |
| Rio de Janeiro school shooting | April 7 | 2011 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 12 | 22 | F | Wellington Oliveira, 23 | No | Suicide | ||
| Shiguan kindergarten attack | May 8 | 2006 | Shiguan | China | 12 | 5 | M A | Bai Ningyang (白宁阳), 18 | No | Death penalty | ||
| 32. | Enoch Brown school massacre | July 26 | 1764 | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 11 | 1 | F M | 4 Lenape Natives | No | Unknown | |
| 33. | Cologne school massacre | June 11 | 1964 | Cologne | West Germany | 10 | 22 | F M | Walter Seifert, 42 | No | Suicide | |
| Santa Fe High School shooting | May 18 | 2018 | Santa Fe, TX | United States | 10 | 13 | F E | Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17 | No | Arrested | ||
| Suzano school shooting | March 13 | 2019 | Suzano | Brazil | 10 | 11 | F M E | Guilherme Taucci Monteiro, 17 Luiz Henrique de Castro, 25 | Castro was murdered by Monteiro, who then committed suicide | |||
| Graz school shooting | June 10 | 2025 | Graz, Styria | Austria | 10 | 11 | F E | Arthur Achleitner, 21 | No | Suicide | ||
| Belgrade school shooting | May 3 | 2023 | Belgrade | Serbia | 10 | 6 | F | Kosta Kecmanović, 13 | No | Arrested | ||
| 2025 Risbergska school shooting | Feb 4 | 2025 | Örebro | Sweden | 10 | 6 | F A | Rickard Andersson, 35 | No | Suicide | ||
| Kauhajoki school shooting | Sep 23 | 2008 | Kauhajoki | Finland | 10 | 1 | F A | Matti Saari, 22 | No | Suicide | ||
| 34. | Kazan school shooting | May 11 | 2021 | Kazan | Russia | 9 | 23 | F E | Ilnaz Galyaviev, 19 | No | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| Mizhi County middle school stabbing | April 27 | 2018 | Mizhi County | China | 9 | 12 | M | Zhao Zewei, 23 | No | Arrested and later executed | ||
| Shengshui Temple kindergarten attack | May 12 | 2010 | Linchang | China | 9 | 11 | M | Wu Huanming (吴焕明), 47 | No | Suicide | ||
| 2015 Umpqua Community College shooting | Oct 1 | 2015 | Roseburg, OR | United States | 9 | 8 | F | Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26 | No | Suicide | ||
| Red Lake massacre | March 21 | 2005 | Red Lake, MN | United States | 9 | 5 | F | Jeffrey Weise, 16 | No | Suicide | ||
| Ruzhou school massacre | Nov 26 | 2004 | Ruzhou | China | 9 | 3 | M | Yan Yanming (闫彦明), 21 | No | Death penalty | ||
| 35. | 2024 Wuxi stabbing | Nov 16 | 2024 | Wuxi | China | 8 | 17 | M | Xu Jiajin, 21 | No | Convicted and later executed | |
| Ikeda school massacre | June 8 | 2001 | Ikeda, Osaka | Japan | 8 | 15 | M | Mamoru Takuma (宅間守), 37 | No | Death penalty | ||
| 2008 Jerusalem yeshiva attack | March 6 | 2008 | Jerusalem | Israel | 8 | 11 | F | Alaa Abu Dheim (علاء هاشم أبو دهيم), 26 | No | Killed by police | ||
| Sofia shooting | Dec 25 | 1974 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 8 | 8 | F M | Branimir Donchev, 17 | No | Arrested, later shot by police during escape attempt | ||
| Nanping school massacre | March 23 | 2010 | Nanping | China | 8 | 5 | M | Zheng Minsheng (郑明生), 41 | No | Death penalty | ||
| Enshi elementary school stabbing | Sep 12 | 2019 | Enshi City | China | 8 | 2 | M | Yu, 40 | No | Arrested | ||
| Jokela school shooting | Nov 7 | 2007 | Jokela | Finland | 8 | 1 | F A | Pekka-Eric Auvinen, 18 | No | Suicide | ||
| 36. | Beyazıt massacre | March 16 | 1978 | Istanbul | Turkey | 7 | 41 | F | Grey Wolves | Yes | One of the perpetrators was sentenced to 11 years in prison. | |
| Kumba school massacre | Oct 24 | 2020 | Kumba, Southwest Region | Cameroon | 7 | 13 | F M | Unknown | ? | |||
| 2025 Jinhua car attack | April 22 | 2025 | Jinhua | China | 7-14 | 12+ | V | Unnamed women | No | Escaped | ||
| Lyamino School shooting | Feb 11 | 1958 | Lyamino, Perm Krai | Soviet Union | 7 | 6 | F | Mikhail Tselousov (Целоусов, Михаил), 24 | No | Sentenced to death and executed | ||
| Burma school massacre | March 26 | 1975 | Kachin | Burma | 7 | 5 | M | U Win-maung | No | Killed by police | ||
| Zhuping school massacre | April 1 | 1996 | Meitian | China | 7 | 5 | M | Wang Xiangjun (王湘军) | No | Arrested | ||
| 2012 Oikos University shooting | April 2 | 2012 | Oakland, CA | United States | 7 | 3 | F | One Goh, 43 | No | Life imprisonment | ||
| California State University, Fullerton massacre | July 12 | 1976 | Fullerton, CA | United States | 7 | 2 | F | Edward Charles Allaway, 37 | No | Arrested | ||
| 37. | Perm State University shooting | Sep 20 | 2021 | Perm | Russia | 6 | 23 | F | Timur Bekmansurov, 18 | No | Severely injured, arrested and later sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| Anne Anne Kindergarten stabbing | June 3 | 1982 | Sham Shui Po | Hong Kong | 6 | 37 | M | Lee Chi Hang (李志衡), 28 | No | Sent to psychiatric hospital | ||
| April 2022 Kabul school bombing | April 19 | 2022 | Kabul | Afghanistan | 6 | 25 | E | Yes | Unknown | |||
| 2014 Isla Vista killings | May 23 | 2014 | Isla Vista, California | United States | 6 | 14 | F V M | Elliot Rodger, 22 | No | Suicide | ||
| Sanaa school shooting | March 30 | 1997 | Sanaa | Yemen | 6 | 12 | F | Mohammed Ahmad Misleh al-Nazari, 48 | No | Death penalty | ||
| Shafrir synagogue shooting attack | April 11 | 1956 | Kfar Chabad | Israel | 6 | 5 | F | Yes | Unknown | |||
| West Nickel Mines School shooting | Oct 2 | 2006 | Nickel Mines, PA | United States | 6 | 4 | F | Charles Carl Roberts IV, 32 | No | Suicide | ||
| Leningrad Military School massacre | May 19 | 1977 | Leningrad | Soviet Union | 6 | 2 | F | Anatoly Fedorenko (Федоренко, Анатолий) | No | Sentenced to death and executed | ||
| Massacre in the Kamyshin higher military engineer school | March 9 | 1997 | Kamyshin | Russia | 6 | 2 | F | Sergei Lepnev (Лепнев, Сергей), 18 | No | 25 years in prison | ||
| 2023 Nashville School Shooting | March 27 | 2023 | Nashville, Tennessee | United States | 6 | 1 | F | Aiden Hale, 28 | No | Killed by police | ||
| 38. | Stockton schoolyard shooting | Jan 17 | 1989 | Stockton, CA | United States | 5 | 32 | F A | Patrick Purdy, 24 | No | Suicide | |
| Atzmona attack | March 7 | 2002 | Atzmona, Gaza Strip | Palestine | 5 | 23 | F E | Mohammed Fathi Farhat (محمد فتحي فرحات), 17 | Yes | Killed by soldiers | ||
| Poe Elementary School bombing | Sep 15 | 1959 | Houston, TX | United States | 5 | 19 | E | Paul Harold Orgeron, 49 | No | Killed by the explosion | ||
| Northern Illinois University shooting | Feb 14 | 2008 | DeKalb, IL | United States | 5 | 17 | F | Steven Kazmierczak, 27 | No | Suicide | ||
| Eppstein school shooting | June 3 | 1983 | Eppstein | West Germany | 5 | 14 | F | Karel Charva, 34 | No | Suicide | ||
| Obafemi Awolowo University massacre | July 10 | 1999 | Ifẹ, Osun State | Nigeria | 5 | 11 | F M | Black Axe | No | |||
| 1998 Westside Middle School shooting | March 24 | 1998 | Jonesboro, AR | United States | 5 | 10 | F | Andrew Golden, 11 Mitchell Johnson, 13 | No | Both imprisoned until their 21st birthday | ||
| La Loche shootings | Jan 22 | 2016 | La Loche, SK | Canada | 5 | 6 | F | Randan Dakota Fontaine, 17 | No | Life imprisonment | ||
| Huaiji school massacre | Nov 26 | 2002 | Huaiji | China | 5 | 2 | M | Shi Ruoqiu (施若丘), 30 | No | Arrested | ||
| 1966 Rose-Mar College of Beauty shooting | Nov 12 | 1966 | Mesa, AZ | United States | 5 | 2 | F | Robert Smith, 18 | No | Life imprisonment | ||
| 2013 Santa Monica shootings | June 7 | 2013 | Santa Monica, CA | United States | 5 | 2 | F A | John Zawahri, 23 | No | Killed by police | ||
| 1991 University of Iowa shooting | Nov 1 | 1991 | Iowa City, IA | United States | 5 | 1 | F | Gang Lu (卢刚), 28 | No | Suicide | ||
| South Pasadena Junior High School shooting | May 6 | 1940 | South Pasadena, California | United States | 5 | 1 | F | Verlin Spencer, 37 | No | Arrested | ||
| San Juan massacre | Oct 10 | 1977 | San Juan | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 0 | M | Arrested | ||||
| Maradi massacre | Jan 10 | 1994 | Maradi | Niger | 5 | 0 | M | Arrested | ||||
| 39. | Thurston High School shooting | May 20/21 | 1998 | Springfield, OR | United States | 4 | 28 | F | Kipland Kinkel, 15 | No | Life imprisonment | |
| Bremen school shooting | June 20 | 1913 | Bremen | Germany | 4 | 21 | F | Heinz Schmidt, 29 | No | Sent to psychiatric hospital | ||
| Linwu school massacre | Sep 30 | 2004 | Linwu | China | 4 | 12 | M | Liu Hongwen (刘红文), 28 | No | Sent to psychiatric hospital | ||
| Guangyi Centre School stabbing | Sep 30 | 2004 | Hunan | China | 4 | 16 | M | Liu Hongwen (刘红文), 28 | No | Arrested and found not guilty by reason of insanity | ||
| Dendermonde nursery attack | Jan 23 | 2009 | Beveren and Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde | Belgium | 4 | 12 | M | Kim De Gelder, 20 | No | Life imprisonment | ||
| Lindhurst High School shooting | May 1 | 1992 | Olivehurst, CA | United States | 4 | 10 | F | Eric Houston, 20 | No | Death penalty | ||
| 2024 Apalachee High School shooting | Sep 4 | 2024 | Winder, GA | United States | 4 | 7 | F | Colt Gray, 14 (accused) | No | Arrested | ||
| Oxford High School shooting | Nov 30 | 2021 | Oxford Township, Michigan | United States | 4 | 7 | F | Ethan Crumbley, 15 | No | Life imprisonment | ||
| 2007 Colorado YWAM and New Life shootings | Dec 9 | 2007 | Arvada and Colorado Springs, CO | United States | 4 | 5 | F | Matthew Murray, 24 | No | Suicide | ||
| Jiangxi kindergarten stabbing | Aug 3 | 2022 | Jiangxi | China | 4 | 5 | M | Liu Xiaohui, 48 | No | He escaped, but the next day he was run over and died. | ||
| Droyssig school shooting | Oct 6 | 1902 | Droyssig | Austria-Hungary | 4 | 3 | F | Unnamed teacher | No | Lynched to death by residents. | ||
| Suixi school massacre | Jan 26 | 2003 | Suixi | China | 4 | 3 | M | Chen Peiquan (陈培权), 35 | No | Arrested | ||
| Moses Montefiore Academy shooting | Sep 23 | 1988 | Chicago, IL | United States | 4 | 2 | F | Clemmie Henderson, 40 | No | Killed by police | ||
| Gongyi school massacre | Sep 14 | 2011 | Gongyi | China | 4 | 2 | M | Wang Hongbin(王宏斌), 30 | No | Arrested | ||
| Marysville shooting | Oct 24 | 2014 | Marysville, WA | United States | 4 | 3 | F | Jaylen Fryberg, 15 | No | Suicide | ||
| Concordia University massacre | Aug 24 | 1992 | Montreal, QC | Canada | 4 | 1 | F | Valery Fabrikant, 52 | No | Life imprisonment | ||
| Gulbene kindergarten massacre | Feb 22 | 1999 | Gulbene | Latvia | 4 | 1 | M | Alexander Koryakov, 19 | No | Life imprisonment | ||
| 2001 Isla Vista killings | Feb 24 | 2001 | Isla Vista, CA | United States | 4 | 1 | V | David Attias, 18 | No | Sent to psychiatric hospital | ||
| Ozar Hatorah shooting | March 19 | 2012 | Toulouse | France | 4 | 1 | F | Mohammed Merah, 23 | No | Killed by police | ||
| Kunming school killings | Feb 13–15 | 2004 | Kunming | China | 4 | 0 | M | Ma Jiajue (馬加爵), 23 | No | Death penalty | ||
| 40. | Zibo school massacre | Aug 4 | 2010 | Zibo | China | 3–4 | 7–20 | M | Fang Jiantang (方建堂), 26 | No | Death penalty | |
| 41. | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg shooting | Dec 20 | 1972 | Erlangen | West Germany | 3 | 13 | F A | Unnamed student | No | Suicide | |
| Wilno school massacre | May 6 | 1925 | Wilno | Poland | 3 | ~10 | F E | Stanisław Ławrynowicz, Janusz Obrąbalski | No | Both died by suicide | ||
| 1997 Heath High School shooting | Dec 1 | 1997 | Paducah, Kentucky, Kentucky | United States | 3 | 5 | F | Michael Carneal, 14 | No | Life imprisonment with no parole | ||
| 2023 Michigan State University shooting | Feb 13 | 2023 | East Lansing MI | United States | 3 | 5 | F | Anthony Dwayne McRae, 43 | No | Self-inflicted gunshot | ||
| Guangzhou school stabbing | Feb. | 2008 | Guangzhou | China | 3 | 4 | M | Chen Wenzhen (陈文真) | No | Suicide | ||
| Dormers Wells High School shooting | Nov 11 | 1987 | Southall | United Kingdom | 3 | 3 | F | Rajinder Singh Batth Mangit Singh Sunder | No | Both sentenced to life imprisonment. | ||
| 2023 University of Nevada shooting | Dec 6 | 2023 | University of Nevada, Paridise, Nevada | United States | 3 | 3 | F | Anthony James Polito, 67 | No | Killed by police | ||
| Inowrocław school shooting | April | 1936 | Inowrocław | Poland | 3 | 2 | F | Stefan Bykowski | No | He attempted suicide and survived, and was subsequently tried. | ||
| Aarhus University shooting | April 5 | 1994 | Aarhus | Denmark | 3 | 2 | F | Flemming Nielsen | No | Suicide | ||
| Padua University shooting | March 5 | 1999 | Padua | Italy | 3 | 1 | F | Mariano Molon | No | 26 years in prison. | ||
| Veshkayma kindergarten shooting | April 26 | 2022 | Veshkayma, Ulyanovsk Oblast | Russia | 3 | 1 | F | Ruslan Akhtyamov, 26 | No | Suicide |
Footnotes for the main table
The # symbol indicates the massacre's ranking by number of deaths (since this list is sorted by death toll, not by date or by number of overall casualties).
The Weapons column gives a basic description of the weapons used:
- F – Firearms and other ranged weapons. This primarily includes rifles and handguns, but also bows and crossbows, grenade launchers, flamethrowers, or slingshots.
- M – Melee weapons, like knives, swords, spears, machetes, axes, clubs, rods, rocks, or bare hands.
- O – Any other weapons, such as bombs, hand grenades, Molotov cocktails, poison and poisonous gas, as well as vehicle and arson attacks.
- A – indicates that fire was the only other weapon used
- V – indicates that a vehicle was the only other weapon used
- E – indicates that explosives of any sort were the only other weapon used
Rampage killers
This is a list of mass/spree killers who attacked schools. A mass murderer is typically defined as someone who kills three or more people in one incident, with no "cooling off" period. A mass murder typically occurs in a single location where one or more persons kill several others.
This list does not include serial killers, members of democidal governments, or major political figures who orchestrated such actions.
| Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kehoe, Andrew Philip, 55 | May 18 | 1927 | Bath Township, Michigan | United States | 44 | 58 | FME | Committed suicide Also killed numerous animals | |
| 2 | Li Chuicai, 32 (李垂才) | March 6 | 2001 | Fanglin Village, Wanzai County, Jiangxi | China | 41 | 27 | EO | Committed suicide | |
| 3 | Khamrab, Panya, 34 (ปัญญา คำราบ) | Oct 6 | 2022 | Na Klang | Thailand | 36 | 10 | FMV | Committed suicide | |
| 4 | Cho, Seung-Hui, 23 (조승희) | April 16 | 2007 | Blacksburg, Virginia | United States | 32 | 17 | F | Committed suicide Six more people were injured by jumping out of windows as they escape from the perpetrator | |
| 5 | Lanza, Adam Peter, 20 | Dec 14 | 2012 | Newtown, Connecticut | United States | 27 | 2 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 6 | Ramos, Salvador Rolando, 18 | May 24 | 2022 | Uvalde, Texas | United States | 21 | 18 | F | Killed by police Three more were injured by police | |
| 7 | Roslyakov, Vladislav Igorevich, 18 (Росляков, Владислав Игоревич) | Oct 17 | 2018 | Kerch |
| 20 | 73 | F E | Committed suicide | |
| 8 | Kazantsev, Artyom Igorevich, 34 (Казанцев, Артём Игоревич) | Sep 26 | 2022 | Izhevsk | Russia | 18 | 23 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 9 | Cruz, Nikolas Jacob, 19 | Feb 14 | 2018 | Parkland, Florida | United States | 17 | 18 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 10 | Hamilton, Thomas Watt, 43 | March 13 | 1996 | Dunblane | United Kingdom | 17 | 15 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 11 | Whitman, Charles Joseph, 25 | Aug 1 | 1966 | Austin, Texas | United States | 16 | 30 | F | Killed by police Terminated a pregnancy One of the victims died in 2001; attributed to this event One more was injured while fleeing | |
| 12 | Steinhäuser, Robert, 19 | April 26 | 2002 | Erfurt | Germany | 16 | 1 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 13 | Kretschmer, Tim, 17 | March 11 | 2009 | Winnenden and Wendlingen | Germany | 15 | 9 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 14 | Kozák, David, 24 | Dec 16–21 | 2023 | Prague | Czech Republic | 16 | 25 | F | Committed suicide One more died indirectly. | |
| 15 | Harris, Eric David, 18 Klebold, Dylan Bennet, 17 | April 20 | 1999 | Columbine, Colorado | United States | 14 | 20 | F O | Both committed suicide. One of the victims died in 2025; attributed to this event | |
| 16 | Lépine, Marc, 25 | Dec 6 | 1989 | Montreal, Quebec | Canada | 14 | 14 | FM | Committed suicide | |
| 17 | Soares dos Santos, Damião, 50 | Oct 5 | 2017 | Janaúba | Brazil | 13 | 37 | A | Committed suicide | |
| 18 | Menezes de Oliveira, Wellington, 23 | April 7 | 2011 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 12 | 22 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 19 | Gadirov, Farda, 28 | April 30 | 2009 | Baku | Azerbaijan | 12 | 13 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 20 | Bai Ningyang, 18 (白宁阳) | May 8 | 2006 | Shiguan | China | 12 | 5 | MA | Sentenced to death and executed | |
| 21 | A., Arthur, 21 | June 10 | 2025 | Graz | Austria | 10 | 30 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 22 | Seifert, Willi Walter, 42 | June 11 | 1964 | Cologne | West Germany | 10 | 22 | FM | Committed suicide | |
| 23 | Pagourtzis, Dimitrios, 17 (accused) | May 18 | 2018 | Santa Fe, Texas | United States | 10 | 13 | F | Arrested | |
| 24 | Kecmanović, Kosta, 13 | May 3 | 2023 | Belgrade | Serbia | 10 | 6 | F | Arrested | |
| 25 | Andersson, Rickard, 35 | Feb 4 | 2025 | Örebro | Sweden | 10 | 6 | F A | Committed suicide | |
| 26 | Saari, Matti Juhani, 22 | Sep 23 | 2008 | Kauhajoki | Finland | 10 | 1 | F A | Committed suicide Ten more were injured while fleeing | |
| 27 | Galyaviev, Ilnaz Rinatovich, 19 (Галявиев, Ильназ Ринатович) | May 11 | 2021 | Kazan | Russia | 9 | 23 | F E | Sentenced to life imprisonment Twenty-four more were injured while fleeing | |
| 28 | Zhao Zewei, 28 (赵泽伟) | April 27 | 2018 | Yulin | China | 9 | 12 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | |
| 29 | Wu Huanming, 47 (吴焕明) | May 12 | 2010 | Linchang | China | 9 | 11 | M | Committed suicide | |
| 30 | Weise, Jeffrey James, 16 | March 21 | 2005 | Red Lake, Minnesota | United States | 9 | 9 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 31 | Harper-Mercer, Christopher Sean, 26 | Oct 1 | 2015 | Roseburg, Oregon | United States | 9 | 8 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 32 | Yan, Yanming, 21 (闫彦明) | Nov 26 | 2004 | Ruzhou | China | 9 | 3 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | |
| 33 | Xu, Jiajin, 21 | Nov 16 | 2024 | Yixing | China | 8 | 17 | M | Arrested | |
| 34 | Takuma, Mamoru, 37 (宅間守) | June 8 | 2001 | Ikeda, Osaka | Japan | 8 | 15 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | |
| 35 | Ala Hisham Abu Dheim, 26 (علاء هاشم أبو دهيم) | March 6 | 2008 | Jerusalem | Israel / Palestine | 8 | 11 | F | Killed by soldiers | |
| 36 | Henrique de Castro, Luiz, 25 Taucci Monteiro, Guilherme, 17 | March 13 | 2019 | Suzano | Brazil | 8 | 11 | FM | Henrique killed by Taucci Taucci committed suicide | |
| 37 | Donchev, Branimir Delchev, 17 (Дончев, Бранимир Делчев) | Dec 24 | 1974 | Durvenitsa | Bulgaria | 8 | 8 | FM | Incarcerated in a mental facility. Later shot and killed by officers in an escape attempt | |
| 38 | Zheng Minsheng, 41 (郑民生) | March 23 | 2010 | Nanping | China | 8 | 5 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | |
| 39 | Yu Hua, 40 (於華) | Sep 2 | 2019 | Baiyangping | China | 8 | 2 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | |
| 40 | Auvinen, Pekka-Eric, 18 | Nov 7 | 2007 | Jokela | Finland | 8 | 1 | F A | Committed suicide Twelve more were injured while fleeing | |
| 41 | Mikhail Tselousov (Целоусов, Михаил), 24 | Feb 11 | 1958 | Lyamino, Perm Krai | Soviet Union | 7 | 6 | F | Sentenced to death and executed | |
| 42 | U Win-maung | March 26 | 1975 | Kachin | Burma | 7 | 5 | M | Killed by police | |
| 43 | Wang Xiangjun (王湘军) | April 1 | 1996 | Meitian | China | 7 | 5 | M | Arrested | |
| 44 | Goh, One L., 43 | April 2 | 2012 | Oakland, California | United States | 7 | 3 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 45 | Bekmansurov, Timur Maratovich, 18 (Бекмансуров, Тимур Маратович) | Sep 20 | 2021 | Perm | Russia | 6 | 23 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 46 | Lee Chi Hang, 28 (李志衡) | June 3 | 1982 | Sham Shui Po | Hong Kong | 6 | 37 | M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | |
| 47 | Mohammed Ahmad Misleh al-Nazari, 48 | March 30 | 1997 | Sana'a | Yemen | 6 | 12 | F | Sentenced to death and executed | |
| 48 | Roberts, Charles Carl, 32 | Oct 2 | 2006 | Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania | United States | 6 | 4 | F | Committed suicide one of the victims died in 2024; attributed to this event | |
| 49 | Fedorenko, Anatoly (Федоренко, Анатолий) | May 19 | 1977 | Leningrad | Soviet Union | 6 | 2 | F | Sentenced to death and executed | |
| 50 | Lepnev, Sergei, 18 (Лепнев, Сергей) | March 9 | 1997 | Kamyshin | Russia | 6 | 2 | F | Sentenced to death, later changed to life imprisonment, later changed to 25 years in prison | |
| 51 | Wu Moujie, 25 (吴某杰) | July 10 | 2023 | Lianjiang, Guangdong | China | 6 | 1 | M | Arrested | |
| 52 | Hale, Audrey Elizabeth, 28 | March 27 | 2023 | Nashville, Tennessee | United States | 6 | 1 | F | Killed by police One more was injured indirectly | |
| 53 | Purdy, Patrick Edward, 24 | Jan 17 | 1989 | Stockton, California | United States | 5 | 32 | F A | Committed suicide | |
| 54 | Mohammed Fathi Farhat, 17 (محمد فتحي فرحات) | March 7 | 2002 | Gush Katif, Gaza Strip | Palestine | 5 | 23 | F E | Killed by soldiers | |
| 55 | Kazmierczak, Steven Phillip, 27 | Feb 14 | 2008 | DeKalb, Illinois | United States | 5 | 17 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 56 | Charva, Karel, 34 | June 3 | 1983 | Eppstein | West Germany | 5 | 14 | F | Committed suicide | |
| 57 | Golden, Andrew Douglas, 11 Johnson, Mitchell Scott, 13 | March 24 | 1998 | Jonesboro, Arkansas | United States | 5 | 10 | F | Both were imprisoned until their 21st birthday | |
| 68 | Fontaine, Randan Dakota, 17 | Jan 22 | 2016 | La Loche, Saskatchewan | Canada | 5 | 6 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment One of the victims died in 2023; attributed to this event | |
| 58 | Smith, Robert Benjamin, 18 | Nov 12 | 1966 | Mesa, Arizona | United States | 5 | 2 | MF | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 59 | Kipper Mai, Fabiano, 18 | May 4 | 2021 | Saudades | Brazil | 5 | 1 | M | Sentenced to 329 years and 4 months in prison | |
| 60 | Spencer, Verlin, 37 | May 6 | 1940 | South Pasadena, California | United States | 5 | 1 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 61 | Kinkel, Kipland Philip, 15 | May 20/21 | 1998 | Springfield, Oregon | United States | 4 | 25 | F | Sentenced to 111 years in prison | |
| 62 | Schmidt, Heinz Jakob Friedrich Ernst, 29 | June 20 | 1913 | Bremen | Germany | 4 | 21 | F | Found not guilty by reason of insanity One more died trying to escape | |
| 63 | Rodrigues Castiglioni, Gabriel, 16 | Nov 25 | 2022 | Aracruz | Brazil | 4 | 12 | F | Sentenced to 3 years' preventative detention Released in 2025 | |
| 64 | Liu Hongwen, 28 (刘红文) | Sep 30 | 2004 | Linwu County | China | 4 | 12 | M | Found not guilty by reason of insanity | |
| 65 | De Gelder, Kim, 20 | Jan 16/23 | 2009 | Vrasene and Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde | Belgium | 4 | 12 | M | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 66 | Houston, Eric Christopher, 20 | May 1 | 1992 | Olivehurst, California | United States | 4 | 10 | F | Sentenced to death | |
| 67 | Gray, Colt, 14 (accused) | Sep 4 | 2024 | Winder, Georgia | United States | 4 | 7 | F | Arrested | |
| 69 | Crumbley, Ethan Robert, 15 | Nov 30 | 2021 | Oxford Township, Michigan | United States | 4 | 7 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 70 | Henrique de Lima, Luiz, 25 | April 5 | 2023 | Blumenau | Brazil | 4 | 5 | M | Sentenced to 220 years in prison | |
| 71 | Bayar, Volkan, 37 | April 5 | 2018 | Eskişehir | Turkey | 4 | 3 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 72 | Koryakov, Alexander, 19 | Feb 22 | 1999 | Gulbene | Latvia | 4 | 1 | M | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 73 | Fang Jiantang, 26 (方建堂) | Aug 3 | 2010 | Zibo | China | 3–5 | 6–20 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | |
| 74 | Riffo Sandoval, María Jesús, 48 | Oct 8 | 1975 | Angol | Chile | 3 | 40 | P | Sentenced to 20 years in prison | |
| 75 | Wu Yechang, 25 (吴业昌) | Sep 21 | 2012 | Pingnan County | China | 3 | 13 | M | Sentenced to death and executed | |
| 76 | Barbaro, Anthony F., 17 | Dec 30 | 1974 | Olean, New York | United States | 3 | 11 | F E | Committed suicide while awaiting trial | |
| 77 | Ławrynowicz, Stanisław, 22 Obrapalski, Janusz, 21 | May 6 | 1925 | Wilno/Vilnius | Poland (current day Lithuania) | 3 | 9 | F E | Both committed suicide | |
| 78 | Neves-Valente, Claudio Manuel, 48 | Dec 13/15 | 2025 | Providence, Rhode Island and Brookline, Massachusetts | United States | 3 | 9 | F | Committed Suicide | |
| 79 | Solich, Rafael, 15 | Sep 28 | 2004 | Carmen de Patagones | Argentina | 3 | 5 | F | Declared too young to be prosecuted | |
| 80 | Bishop, Amy, 44 | Feb 12 | 2010 | Huntsville, Alabama | United States | 3 | 3 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | |
| 81 | Lundin Petterson, Anton Niclas, 21 | Oct 22 | 2015 | Trollhättan | Sweden | 3 | 2 | M | Killed by police | |
| 82 | Labus, Adam, 22 | Feb 19 | 2002 | Freising | Germany | 3 | 1 | F | Committed suicide. | |
| 83 | Galaviz, Gabriel Alejandro, 20 | March 6 | 2024 | Guadalajara | Mexico | 3 | 1 | M | Later died by suicide while awaiting trial. | |
| 84 | Arancibia Navarro, Iván Jesus, 47 | Dec 17 | 1999 | Valparaíso | Chile | 3 | 0 | F | Also attempted suicide. Found not guilty by reason of insanity. | |
| 85 | Flores, Robert Stewart Jr., 41 | Oct 28 | 2002 | Tucson, Arizona | United States | 3 | 0 | F | Committed suicide. | |
| 86 | Vukalić, Mehmed, 50 | Aug 21 | 2024 | Sanski Most | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | F | Also attempted suicide. |
Abbreviations and footnotes
- At least one of the victims was a relative of the assailant.
The W-column gives a basic description of the weapons used in the murders
- F – Firearms and other ranged weapons, especially rifles and handguns, but also bows and crossbows, grenade launchers, flamethrowers, or slingshot
- M – Melee weapons, like knives, swords, spears, machetes, axes, clubs, rods, rocks, or bare hands
- O – Any other weapons, such as bombs, hand grenades, Molotov cocktails, poison and poisonous gas, as well as vehicle and arson attacks
- A – indicates that an arson attack was the only other weapon used
- V – indicates that a vehicle was the only other weapon used
- E – indicates that explosives of any sort were the only other weapon used
- P – indicates that an anaesthetising or deadly substance of any kind was the only other weapon used (includes poisonous gas)
See also
- Attacks on schools during the Gaza war
- List of disasters in the United States by death toll
- List of school shootings in the United States (before 2000)
- List of school shootings in the United States (2000–present)
- List of school-related attacks
- School bullying
- School shooting
- School violence
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