2021 Student Essay Contest List of Participating Schools
* indicates school had multiple contestants
| School | Location |
| Agawam High School | Agawam, MA |
| *Amador Valley High School | Pleasanton, CA |
| Andrada Polytechnic High School | Tucson, AZ |
| Anna High School | Anna, OH |
| ASU Preparatory Academy Polytechnic High School | Mesa, AZ |
| Avon High School | Avon, OH |
| Baruch College | New York, NY |
| *Beatrice J. Stone Yavne High School | Beachwood, OH |
| Bend Senior High School | Bend, OR |
| *Benjamin Banneker High School | College Park, GA |
| *Beverly Hills Middle School | Upper Darby, PA |
| Bio-Med Science Academy | Rootstown, OH |
| Bolsa Grande High School | Garden Grove, CA |
| Bonnie Branch Middle School | Ellicott City, MD |
| Broad Run High School | Ashburn, VA |
| *Brookfield High School | Ottawa, ON, Canada |
| *Brown University | Providence, RI |
| Buckeye Senior High School | Medina, OH |
| *Burton Elementary School | Burton, OH |
| Butte College | Oroville, CA |
| California State University, Fullerton | Fullerton, CA |
| California State University, Monterey Bay | Seaside, CA |
| Canfield High School | Canfield, OH |
| Canfield Middle School | Canfield, OH |
| Carlmont High School | Belmont, CA |
| Carmichael Middle School | Richland, WA |
| *Centerville High School | Centerville, OH |
| Cerritos High School | Cerritos, CA |
| Chamblee Charter High School | Chamblee, GA |
| Chatham University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Choate Rosemary Hall | Wallingford, CT |
| Claremont McKenna College | Claremont, CA |
| Clermont Northeastern High School | Batavia, OH |
| Colegio APDE Entrevalles | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala |
| Colonel By Secondary School | Ottawa, ON |
| *Columbus Academy | Gahanna, OH |
| *Columbus Torah Academy | Columbus, OH |
| Concord High School | Concord, CA |
| Cornerstone Christian Academy | Willoughby Hills, OH |
| *Crescenta Valley High School | La Crescenta, CA |
| Crestview High School | Columbiana, OH |
| *Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH |
| Dayton Islamic School | Beavercreek, OH |
| DeKalb School of the Arts | Avondale Estates, GA |
| Diamond Bar High School | Diamond Bar, CA |
| Diyarbakir Bahçeşehir College Science and Technology High School | Diyarbakir, Turkey |
| Dominica Grammar School | Roseau, Dominica |
| Dominion High School | Sterling, VA |
| *Dominion Middle School | Columbus, OH |
| Dripping Springs High School | Dripping Springs, TX |
| East Muskingum Middle School | New Concord, OH |
| *Fairfield Middle School | Leesburg, OH |
| Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts | New York, NY |
| *Frances C. Richmond Middle School | Hanover, NH |
| *Glenwood Intermediate School | Canton, OH |
| Grafton Middle School | Yorktown, VA |
| Gymnasium No. 13 | Minsk, Belarus |
| *Hanover High School | Hanover, NH |
| Harriton High School | Bryn Mawr, PA |
| Harvest Park Middle School | Pleasanton, CA |
| Hastings Middle School | Columbus, OH |
| Head-Royce School | Oakland, CA |
| Henry Clay High School | Lexington, KY |
| High Tech Middle North County | San Marcos, CA |
| Holmdel High School | Holmdel, NJ |
| *Homeschool | Bedminster, NJ, Centreville, VA, and Houston, TX |
| Inglewood Middle School | Sammamish, WA |
| Kenston Middle School | Chagrin Falls, OH |
| *Kimball Union Academy | Meriden, NH |
| L.C. Anderson High School | Austin, TX |
| Lafayette High School | Lafayette, LA |
| Lakeridge High School | Lake Oswego, OR |
| Lane Community College | Eugene, OR |
| Lebanon High School | Lebanon, NH |
| *Lebanon Middle School | Lebanon, NH |
| Leona Middle School | Shadyside, OH |
| Lyme School | Lyme, NH |
| Madison West High School | Madison, WI |
| *Mahoning County Career and Technical Center | Canfield, OH |
| Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut | Groton, CT |
| Martinez Middle School | Lutz, FL |
| Mary Baldwin University | Staunton, VA |
| Marysville Pilchuck High School | Marysville, WA |
| *Mason Intermediate Elementary School | Mason, OH |
| *Mason Middle School | Mason, OH |
| McCall Middle School | Winchester, MA |
| Mentor High School | Mentor, OH |
| *Metro Early College Middle School | Columbus, OH |
| Miami Valley Career Technology Center | Englewood, OH |
| Montgomery Blair High School | Silver Spring, MD |
| *Monticello Middle School | Cleveland Heights, OH |
| Morton Middle School | Vandalia, OH |
| Mountain Lakes High School | Mountain Lakes, NJ |
| Nagel Middle School | Cincinnati, OH |
| Neenah High School | Neenah, WI |
| Netaji Subhas University of Technology | Dwarka, New Delhi, India |
| New Manchester High School | Douglasville, GA |
| Newport High School | Newport, OR |
| *North Canton Middle School | North Canton, OH |
| Northwest High School | Germantown, MD |
| Oglethorpe University | Brookhaven, GA |
| Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Olentangy Orange Middle School | Lewis Center, OH |
| Palo Alto High School | Palo Alto, CA |
| Pathways World School Aravali | Gurugram, Haryana, India |
| Phillips Academy Andover | Andover, MA |
| *Philo Junior High School | Philo, OH |
| Pitzer College | Claremont, CA |
| Plano East Senior High School | Plano, TX |
| Plymouth High School | Plymouth, OH |
| Ramsey High School | Ramsey, NJ |
| Redmond High School | Redmond, WA |
| *Remote Learning Academy – Brookline | Brookline, MA |
| Richland High School | Richland, WA |
| Richwoods High School | Peoria, IL |
| Ririe Junior-Senior High School | Ririe, ID |
| Robert E. Lee High School | Baytown, TX |
| Robert L. Patton High School | Morganton, NC |
| Rock Hill High School | Frisco, TX |
| Rocky River Middle School | Rocky River, OH |
| Roosevelt Middle School | Springfield, OH |
| Ross School | East Hampton, NY |
| Roxboro Middle School | Cleveland Heights, OH |
| *Roxboro Middle School | Cleveland Heights, OH |
| Samuel von Brukenthal National College | Sibiu, Romania |
| Schaumburg High School | Schaumburg, IL |
| School For Advanced Studies – Wolfson | Miami, FL |
| SHAPE American High School | Mons, Belgium |
| Sidwell Friends School | Washington, DC |
| Solon High School | Solon, OH |
| South Mecklenburg High School | Charlotte, NC |
| South Range High School | Canfield, OH |
| South-Doyle High School | Knoxville, TN |
| *Springboro Intermediate School | Springboro, OH |
| Springfield Local High School | New Middletown, OH |
| St. John Paul II Catholic High School | Huntsville, AL |
| St. Johns Country Day School | Orange Park, FL |
| State College Area High School | State College, PA |
| Stuyvesant High School | New York, NY |
| Talawanda Middle School | Oxford, OH |
| The Webb Schools | Claremont, CA |
| *Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology | Alexandria, VA |
| Timpview High School | Provo, UT |
| *TNS Beaconhouse | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Twin Groves Middle School | Buffalo Grove, IL |
| United States Air Force Academy | Colorado Springs, CO |
| University of British Columbia | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| University of Kentucky (Paducah Campus) | Paducah, KY |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WA |
| University Transition Program | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Upper Darby High School | Drexel Hill, PA |
| Upper St. Clair High School | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Valhalla High School | Valhalla, NY |
| *Valley STEM + ME2 Academy | Canfield, OH |
| Wadsworth High School | Wadsworth, OH |
| Walnut Hills High School | Cincinnati, OH |
| Walnut Hills High School | Cincinnati, OH |
| Walter Payton College Preparatory High School | Chicago, IL |
| Washington Connections Academy | Tumwater, WA |
| *Westside Neighborhood School | Los Angeles, CA |
| Whitesburg Middle School | Huntsville, AL |
| William Mason High School | Mason, OH |
| Woodbury Elementary School | Shaker Heights, OH |
| Zane Trace High School | Chillicothe, OH |
| Zane Trace Middle School | Chillicothe, OH |