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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: Monday, October 28, 2024
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