This is an arbitrary list of select school massacres by death toll.

List of school massacres {| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="font-size 10%;" |+ School massacres |- ! # ! Name ! data-sort-type="isoDate" |Date ! Year ! Location ! Country ! data-sort-type="number" |Killed ! data-sort-type="number" |Injured ! Weapons ! Perpetrator ! Non-state terrorist group ! Fate of perpetrator(s) !

Footnotes

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. +Rampage killings Perpetrator Date Year Location CountryKilledInjured W Additional Notes Ref.Opiyo, Davis Onyango, 16 Ngumbao, Felix Mambo, 16 March 252001Machakos CountyABoth arrested and charged Kehoe, Andrew Philip, May 18 1927 Bath Township, Michigan FME Committed suicide Also killed numerous animals One victim succumbed to injuries Li Chuicai, 32(李垂才) March 62001Fanglin Village, Wanzai County, JiangxiEOCommitted suicide Khamrab, Panya, 34 (ปัญญา คำราบ) Oct 6 2022 Na Klang FMV Committed suicide Cho, Seung-Hui, (조승희) April 16 2007 Blacksburg, Virginia F Committed suicide Six more people were injured by jumping out of windows as they escape from the perpetrator Lanza, Adam Peter, Dec 14 2012 Newtown, Connecticut F Committed suicide Unknown May 251982Aire-sur-l'AdourAUnsolvedMuhammad Adli Shah Bin Mohd Yusry, 16 Sep 142017Kuala Lumpur AConvicted and sentenced to detention at the pleasure of the Yang di-Pertuan AgongTatarnikov, Vladimir Georgievich, 29 Apr 41950GîscaEDied in the blast Ramos, Salvador Rolando, 18 May 24 2022 Uvalde, Texas F Killed by police Three more were injured by police Patrick, 14 Marc, 14 Feb 61973ParisAPatrick sentenced to five years in prison; Marc sentenced to four Roslyakov, Vladislav Igorevich, 18 (Росляков, Владислав Игоревич) Oct 17 2018 Kerch FE Committed suicide Unnamed student, 15 May 212023MahdiaAArrested and charged with 20 counts of murder Kazantsev, Artyom Igorevich, 34 (Казанцев, Артём Игоревич) Sep 26 2022 Izhevsk F Committed suicide Cruz, Nikolas Jacob, 19 Feb 14 2018 Parkland, Florida F Sentenced to life imprisonment Hamilton, Thomas Watt, March 13 1996 Dunblane F Committed suicide Whitman, Charles Joseph, Aug 1 1966 Austin, Texas FM Killed by police Terminated a pregnancy One of the victims died in 2001; attributed to this eventOne more was injured while fleeing Kozák, David, 24 Dec 16–21 2023 Prague F Committed suicide One more died indirectly. Steinhäuser, Robert, April 26 2002 Erfurt F Committed suicide Kretschmer, Tim, March 11 2009 Winnenden and Wendlingen F Committed suicide Harris, Eric David, Klebold, Dylan Bennet, April 20 1999 Columbine, Colorado FO Both committed suicide. One of the victims died in 2025; attributed to this event Lépine, Marc, Dec 6 1989 Montreal, QC FM Committed suicide Soares dos Santos, Damião, 50 Oct 52017JanaúbaACommitted suicide Menezes de Oliveira, Wellington, April 7 2011 Rio de Janeiro F Committed suicide Gadirov, Farda, April 30 2009 Baku F Committed suicide Bai Ningyang, (白宁阳) May 8 2006 Shiguan MA Sentenced to death and executed Seifert, Willi Walter, June 11 1964 Cologne FM Committed suicide Pagourtzis, Dimitrios, 17 (accused) May 18 2018 Santa Fe, Texas F Arrested Mersinli, İsa Aras, 13 April 15 2026 Onikişubat F Killed Achleitner, Arthur, 21 June 102025GrazFCommitted suicide Kecmanović, Kosta, 13 May 3 2023 Belgrade F Arrested Andersson, Rickard, 35 Feb 4 2025 Örebro FA Committed suicide Saari, Matti Juhani, Sep 23 2008 Kauhajoki FA Committed suicide Galyaviev, Ilnaz Rinatovich, 19 (Галявиев, Ильназ Ринатович) May 11 2021 Kazan FE Sentenced to life imprisonmentTwenty-four more were injured while fleeing Zhao Zewei, 28 (赵泽伟) April 27 2018 Yulin M Sentenced to death and executed Wu Huanming, (吴焕明) May 12 2010 Linchang M Committed suicide Weise, Jeffrey James, March 21 2005 Red Lake, Minnesota F Committed suicide Harper-Mercer, Christopher Sean, 26 Oct 1 2015 Roseburg, Oregon F Committed suicide Yan, Yanming, 21 (闫彦明) Nov 26 2004 Ruzhou M Sentenced to death and executed Yimruang, Patchat, 14 (พัชชา ยิ้มเรือง) Aug 7 2026 Bang Bua Thong & Bang Kruai F Committed suicide Van Rootselaar, Jesse, 18 Feb 10 2026 Tumbler Ridge, BC F Committed suicide Xu, Jiajin, 21 Nov 16 2024 Yixing M Arrested Takuma, Mamoru, (宅間守) June 8 2001 Ikeda, Osaka M Sentenced to death and executed Ala Hisham Abu Dheim, 26 (علاء هاشم أبو دهيم) March 6 2008 Jerusalem F Killed by soldiers Henrique de Castro, Luiz, 25 Taucci Monteiro, Guilherme, 17 March 13 2019 Suzano FM Henrique killed by Taucci Taucci committed suicide Donchev, Branimir Delchev, 17 (Дончев, Бранимир Делчев) Dec 24 1974 Durvenitsa FM Incarcerated in a mental facility. Later shot and killed by officers in an escape attempt Zheng Minsheng, (郑民生) March 23 2010 Nanping M Sentenced to death and executed Man stabs, kills 8 children at Chinese school, Associated Press (March 23, 2010) – Man stabs, kills 8 children outside school in China, Los Angeles Times (March 23, 2010) – Man kills eight children at east China school, suspect arrested, Xinhua (March 23, 2010) – 福建一小学突发惨剧，一男子持刀行凶致小学生8死5伤, sina.com.cn (March 24, 2010) Yu Hua, 40 (於華) Sep 2 2019 Baiyangping M Sentenced to death and executed Auvinen, Pekka-Eric, Nov 7 2007 Jokela FA Committed suicideTwelve more were injured while fleeing Merah, Mohammed, 23 (محمد مراح) March 11–222012Toulouse & MontaubanFKilled by policeFour were killed and four were injured at the schoolMikhail Tselousov (Целоусов, Михаил), 24 Feb 111958Lyamino, Perm KraiFSentenced to death and executed U Win-maung March 26 1975 Kachin M Killed by police Wang Xiangjun (王湘军) April 1 1996 Meitian M Arrested Goh, One L., 43 April 2 2012 Oakland, California F Sentenced to life imprisonment Bekmansurov, Timur Maratovich, 18 (Бекмансуров, Тимур Маратович) Sep 20 2021 Perm F Sentenced to life imprisonment Lee Chi Hang, 28 (李志衡) June 3 1982 Sham Shui Po Hong Kong M Found not guilty by reason of insanity Mohammed Ahmad Misleh al-Nazari, 48 March 30 1997 Sana'a F Sentenced to death and executed Roberts, Charles Carl, Oct 2 2006 Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania F Committed suicide one of the victims died in 2024; attributed to this event Fedorenko, Anatoly (Федоренко, Анатолий) May 19 1977 Leningrad F Sentenced to death and executed (Page 188-190) Lepnev, Sergei, 18 (Лепнев, Сергей) March 9 1997 Kamyshin F Sentenced to death, later changed to life imprisonment,later changed to 25 years in prison Police arrest cadet suspected of shooting dead six at military training college, Interfax (March 9, 1997) – Курсант расстрелял восемь сослуживцев, Kommersant (March 9, 1997) – За что расстреляли шестерых курсантов? , rodgor.ru (April 22, 2009) Wu Moujie, 25 (吴某杰) July 10 2023 Lianjiang, Guangdong M Arrested 广东廉江横山镇发生一起故意伤害案 致6死1伤, China Central Television (July 10，2023) Hale, Aiden, 28 March 27 2023 Nashville, Tennessee F Killed by police One more was injured indirectly Purdy, Patrick Edward, Jan 17 1989 Stockton, California FA Committed suicide , 17 (محمد فتحي فرحات) March 7 2002 Gush Katif, Gaza Strip FE Killed by soldiers Mideast Turmoil: The Scene; Arab Child Of Uprising Grew Up Into Gunman, The New York Times (March 9, 2002) – In Growing Numbers, Palestinian Boys Are Choosing the Brief Life of a 'Martyr' , Los Angeles Times (June 10, 2002) – Terrorist kills five in Atzmona. Hamas claims midnight Gaza attack , Jerusalem Post (March 8, 2002) Kazmierczak, Steven Phillip, Feb 14 2008 DeKalb, Illinois F Committed suicide Charva, Karel, 34 June 3 1983 Eppstein F Committed suicide 19 Jahre nach Schul-Amoklauf , Deutsche Presse-Agentur (April 30, 2002) – West German police describe Czech gunman as smart and loner, Philadelphia Inquirer (June 6, 1983) Golden, Andrew Douglas, Johnson, Mitchell Scott, March 24 1998 Jonesboro, Arkansas F Both were imprisoned until their 21st birthday Fontaine, Randan Dakota, 17 Jan 22 2016 La Loche, SK F Sentenced to life imprisonment One of the victims died in 2023; attributed to this event Smith, Robert Benjamin, 18Nov 121966Mesa, ArizonaMFSentenced to life imprisonmentKipper Mai, Fabiano, 18 May 42021SaudadesMSentenced to 329 years and 4 months in prisonSpencer, Verlin, 37 May 61940South Pasadena, CaliforniaFSentenced to life imprisonment Kinkel, Kipland Philip, May 20/21 1998 Springfield, Oregon F Sentenced to 111 years in prison Oregon families trying to make sense of killing, Rome News-Tribune (May 22, 1998) – A difficult first day back, Charlotte Observer (May 27, 1998) – Who is Kip Kinkel?: Timeline, Frontline (June 24, 2007) Schmidt, Heinz Jakob Friedrich Ernst, June 20 1913 Bremen F Found not guilty by reason of insanityOne more died trying to escape Rodrigues Castiglioni, Gabriel, 16 Nov 25 2022 Aracruz F Sentenced to 3 years' preventative detentionReleased in 2025 Liu Hongwen, 28 (刘红文) Sep 30 2004 Linwu County M Found not guilty by reason of insanity 湖南小学老师校园内行凶 砍死4学童砍伤16师生, Xinhua (October 7, 2004) – Teacher killing 4 students declared schizophrenic, China Daily (November 11, 2004) – Four killed in teacher's meat cleaver attack, Independenz Online (October 7, 2004) De Gelder, Kim, 20 Jan 16/23 2009 Vrasene and Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde M Sentenced to life imprisonment Houston, Eric Christopher, May 1 1992 Olivehurst, California F Sentenced to death Gray, Colt, 14 Sep 4 2024 Winder, Georgia F Sentenced to life imprisonment Crumbley, Ethan Robert, 15 Nov 30 2021 Oxford Township, Michigan F Sentenced to life imprisonment Henrique de Lima, Luiz, 25 April 52023BlumenauMSentenced to 220 years in prisonBayar, Volkan, 37 April 52018EskişehirFSentenced to life imprisonmentKoryakov, Alexander, 19Feb 221999GulbeneMSentenced to life imprisonmentOnyum, Okello Christopher, 39Apr 22026Kampala UgandaMSentenced to death Fang Jiantang, 26 (方建堂) Aug 3 2010 Zibo M Sentenced to death and executed Four dead in China kindergarten attack, CNN (August 4, 2010) – China school attack kills at least three children, BBC News (August 4, 2010) – 4 Believed Dead in China School Attack, The New York Times (August 4, 2010) – At least three dead in knife attack on China school, AFP (August 4, 2010) – Man detained after three die in E China kindergarten attack, Xinhua (August 4, 2010) – In China, school attacks expose divides, The Hindu (September 26, 2010) Riffo Sandoval, María Jesús, 48 Oct 81975AngolPSentenced to 20 years in prison– – “Rod”, 15