Largest & Smallest Public School Districts

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Report of the largest and smallest public school districts in California for the 2023–24 school year.

Largest Districts

Rank	District	Enrollment
1	Los Angeles Unified	529,902
2	San Diego Unified	114,315
3	Fresno Unified	71,480
4	Long Beach Unified	64,267
5	Elk Grove Unified	63,518
6	San Francisco Unified	55,452
7	Corona-Norco Unified	50,256
8	San Juan Unified	49,857
9	San Bernardino City Unified	49,407
10	Capistrano Unified	48,326
11	Oakland Unified	45,086
12	Clovis Unified	43,291
13	Kern High	43,116
14	Sacramento City Unified	42,554
15	Twin Rivers Unified	41,467
16	Santa Ana Unified	40,328
17	Riverside Unified	39,505
18	Stockton Unified	38,730
19	Irvine Unified	37,952
20	Garden Grove Unified	37,763
21	Sweetwater Union High	36,686
22	Poway Unified	34,935
23	Fontana Unified	33,410
24	Fremont Unified	33,063
25	Moreno Valley Unified	31,344

Smallest Districts

Rank	District	Enrollment
9973	Cienega Union Elementary	19
9974	Blake Elementary	19
9975	Death Valley Unified	17
9976	Silver Fork Elementary	16
9977	French Gulch-Whiskeytown Elementary	15
9978	Fort Ross Elementary	15
9979	Bogus Elementary	15
9980	Trinity Center Elementary	14
9981	Seiad Elementary	14
9982	Plumas County Office of Education	13
9983	Hot Springs Elementary	13
9984	Mountain House Elementary	12
9985	Panoche Elementary	10
9986	Orick Elementary	10
9987	Laguna Joint Elementary	9
9988	Kashia Elementary	9
9989	Indian Diggings Elementary	8
9990	Coffee Creek Elementary	8
9991	Lassen County Office of Education	7
9992	Ravendale-Termo Elementary	6
9993	Green Point Elementary	6
9994	Klamath River Union Elementary	5
9995	Jefferson Elementary	4
9996	Maple Creek Elementary	3
9997	Alpine County Office of Education	2

The statewide total enrollment is 5,837,690.

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Last Reviewed: Thursday, May 16, 2024

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