School Districts in California

California has 2,133 public school districts operating 10,407 schools, serving 5,805,915 students (NCES CCD 2024–25). Showing the 300 largest by enrollment.

District	City	Grades	Enrollment
Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	K–12	408,026
San Diego Unified	San Diego	K–12	95,175
Fresno Unified	Fresno	K–12	68,131
Elk Grove Unified	Elk Grove	K–12	63,421
Long Beach Unified	Long Beach	K–12	62,644
Corona-Norco Unified	Norco	K–12	49,487
San Francisco Unified	San Francisco	K–12	48,902
San Bernardino City Unified	San Bernardino	K–12	44,192
Clovis Unified	Clovis	K–12	43,669
Kern High	Bakersfield	K–12	43,237
Capistrano Unified	San Juan Capistrano	K–12	40,358
San Juan Unified	Carmichael	K–12	39,446
Riverside Unified	Riverside	K–12	38,033
Irvine Unified	Irvine	K–12	38,028
Sacramento City Unified	Sacramento	K–12	37,913
Garden Grove Unified	Garden Grove	K–12	37,009
Santa Ana Unified	Santa Ana	K–12	36,036
Poway Unified	San Diego	K–12	34,405
Sweetwater Union High	Chula Vista	K–12	34,282
Oakland Unified	Oakland	K–12	33,838
Stockton Unified	Stockton	K–12	33,648
Fremont Unified	Fremont	K–12	33,134
Fontana Unified	Fontana	K–12	32,794
Moreno Valley Unified	Moreno Valley	K–12	30,926
Mt. Diablo Unified	Concord	K–12	29,494
Visalia Unified	Visalia	K–12	28,809
San Ramon Valley Unified	Danville	K–12	28,615
Bakersfield City	Bakersfield	K–8	28,365
Lodi Unified	Lodi	K–12	27,109
Temecula Valley Unified	Temecula	K–12	26,298
Anaheim Union High	Anaheim	7–12	26,120
Desert Sands Unified	La Quinta	K–12	25,615
Chino Valley Unified	Chino	K–12	25,579
Glendale Unified	Glendale	K–12	25,329
Manteca Unified	Manteca	K–12	25,248
West Contra Costa Unified	Richmond	K–12	25,244
Twin Rivers Unified	Mcclellan	K–12	24,849
San Jose Unified	San Jose	K–12	24,453
Orange Unified	Orange	K–12	23,823
Hesperia Unified	Hesperia	K–12	23,209
Rialto Unified	Rialto	K–12	23,073
Hemet Unified	Hemet	K–12	22,891
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Placentia	K–12	22,698
Saddleback Valley Unified	Mission Viejo	K–12	22,691
Downey Unified	Downey	K–12	22,462
Chula Vista Elementary	Chula Vista	K–12	22,245
Chaffey Joint Union High	Ontario	9–12	22,116
Torrance Unified	Torrance	K–12	22,023
Folsom-Cordova Unified	Rancho Cordova	K–12	21,780
Murrieta Valley Unified	Murrieta	K–12	21,712
Tustin Unified	Tustin	K–12	21,342
Antelope Valley Union High	Lancaster	K–12	21,231
Lake Elsinore Unified	Lake Elsinore	K–12	20,559
William S. Hart Union High	Santa Clarita	K–12	20,493
Pomona Unified	Pomona	K–12	20,475
Fairfield-Suisun Unified	Fairfield	K–12	20,359
Palm Springs Unified	Palm Springs	K–12	20,008
East Side Union High	San Jose	K–12	20,001
Madera Unified	Madera	K–12	19,935
Panama-Buena Vista Union	Bakersfield	K–8	19,366
Redlands Unified	Redlands	K–12	19,310
Montebello Unified	Montebello	K–12	19,195
Val Verde Unified	Perris	K–12	19,080
San Marcos Unified	San Marcos	K–12	18,860
Colton Joint Unified	Colton	K–12	18,414
Vista Unified	Vista	K–12	18,112
Palmdale Elementary	Palmdale	K–12	17,941
Jurupa Unified	Jurupa Valley	K–12	17,815
Ontario-Montclair	Ontario	K–8	17,695
Newport-Mesa Unified	Costa Mesa	K–12	17,635
Abc Unified	Cerritos	K–12	17,612
Santa Maria-Bonita	Santa Maria	K–8	17,408
Hayward Unified	Hayward	K–12	17,377
Pajaro Valley Unified	Watsonville	K–12	16,588
Grossmont Union High	El Cajon	K–12	16,476
Alvord Unified	Corona	K–12	16,466
Compton Unified	Compton	K–12	16,436
Napa Valley Unified	Napa	K–12	16,103
Oxnard Union High	Oxnard	K–12	16,039
Cajon Valley Union	El Cajon	K–12	15,992
Central Unified	Fresno	K–12	15,962
Coachella Valley Unified	Thermal	K–12	15,817
Salinas Union High	Salinas	7–12	15,813
Conejo Valley Unified	Thousand Oaks	K–12	15,724
Hacienda La Puente Unified	City of Industry	K–12	15,480
Simi Valley Unified	Simi Valley	K–12	15,444
Modesto City High	Modesto	6–12	15,443
Antioch Unified	Antioch	K–12	15,253
Natomas Unified	Sacramento	K–12	14,923
Oceanside Unified	Oceanside	K–12	14,890
Alhambra Unified	Alhambra	K–12	14,597
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	Norwalk	K–12	14,577
Modesto City Elementary	Modesto	K–12	14,461
Santa Clara Unified	Santa Clara	K–12	14,448
Ventura Unified	Ventura	K–12	14,379
Burbank Unified	Burbank	K–12	14,168
Walnut Valley Unified	Walnut	K–12	14,004
Huntington Beach Union High	Huntington Beach	9–12	13,982
Escondido Union	Escondido	K–8	13,922
Porterville Unified	Porterville	K–12	13,893
Anaheim Elementary	Anaheim	K–6	13,838
Tracy Joint Unified	Tracy	K–12	13,817
Lancaster Elementary	Lancaster	K–8	13,769
Pasadena Unified	Pasadena	K–12	13,757
Ceres Unified	Ceres	K–12	13,692
Etiwanda Elementary	Etiwanda	K–8	13,676
Apple Valley Unified	Apple Valley	K–12	13,639
Cupertino Union	Sunnyvale	K–8	13,533
Turlock Unified	Turlock	K–12	13,488
Pleasanton Unified	Pleasanton	K–12	13,338
Sanger Unified	Sanger	K–12	13,313
Oxnard	Oxnard	K–8	13,003
Livermore Valley Joint Unified	Livermore	K–12	12,968
Dublin Unified	Dublin	K–12	12,808
Vacaville Unified	Vacaville	K–12	12,717
Fullerton Joint Union High	Fullerton	9–12	12,631
Beaumont Unified	Beaumont	K–12	12,448
Roseville City Elementary	Roseville	K–8	12,324
Victor Elementary	Victorville	K–6	12,320
Chico Unified	Chico	K–12	12,266
Menifee Union	Menifee	K–12	12,253
Santa Barbara Unified	Santa Barbara	K–12	12,250
San Dieguito Union High	Encinitas	7–12	12,055
Perris Union High	Perris	5–12	11,832
Highlands Community Charter District	Sacramento	1–12	11,713
Paramount Unified	Paramount	K–12	11,648
Rocklin Unified	Rocklin	K–12	11,598
Victor Valley Union High	Victorville	7–12	11,560
Rowland Unified	Rowland Heights	K–12	11,558
Yuba City Unified	Yuba City	K–12	11,401
Fullerton Elementary	Fullerton	K–8	11,262
Merced City Elementary	Merced	K–8	11,108
Merced Union High	Atwater	9–12	11,062
Covina-Valley Unified	Covina	K–12	11,055
Los Banos Unified	Los Banos	K–12	11,041
Roseville Joint Union High	Roseville	K–12	11,002
Lynwood Unified	Lynwood	K–12	10,900
Carlsbad Unified	Carlsbad	K–12	10,708
Pittsburg Unified	Pittsburg	K–12	10,666
La Mesa-Spring Valley	La Mesa	K–8	10,460
Marysville Joint Unified	Marysville	K–12	10,446
San Jacinto Unified	San Jacinto	K–12	10,280
Palo Alto Unified	Palo Alto	K–12	10,209
Gilroy Unified	Gilroy	K–12	10,181
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Palos Verdes Estates	K–12	10,177
Milpitas Unified	Milpitas	K–12	10,086
New Haven Unified	Union City	K–12	10,069
Brentwood Union	Brentwood	K–8	10,049
Bonita Unified	San Dimas	K–12	9,944
San Mateo-Foster City	Foster City	K–8	9,926
Whittier Union High	Whittier	9–12	9,846
Las Virgenes Unified	Calabasas	K–12	9,767
Kings Canyon Joint Unified	Reedley	K–12	9,696
Vallejo City Unified	Vallejo	K–12	9,653
Bellflower Unified	Bellflower	K–12	9,633
Lucia Mar Unified	Arroyo Grande	K–12	9,591
Castro Valley Unified	Castro Valley	K–12	9,570
Santa Rosa High	Santa Rosa	K–12	9,546
Upland Unified	Upland	K–12	9,496
Redondo Beach Unified	Redondo Beach	K–12	9,470
Fremont Union High	Sunnyvale	9–12	9,457
Woodland Joint Unified	Woodland	K–12	9,355
Monterey Peninsula Unified	Monterey	K–12	9,350
Baldwin Park Unified	Baldwin Park	K–12	9,346
Tulare City	Tulare	K–8	9,294
Alameda Unified	Alameda	K–12	9,292
Saugus Union	Santa Clarita	K–6	9,191
Berkeley Unified	Berkeley	K–12	9,162
Westside Union Elementary	Quartz Hill	K–8	9,078
Arcadia Unified	Arcadia	K–12	9,073
Santa Maria Joint Union High	Santa Maria	9–12	8,930
Lompoc Unified	Lompoc	K–12	8,898
San Leandro Unified	San Leandro	K–12	8,866
Greenfield Union	Bakersfield	K–8	8,860
San Mateo Union High	San Mateo	9–12	8,775
Lincoln Unified	Stockton	K–12	8,744
Los Alamitos Unified	Los Alamitos	K–12	8,740
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	Santa Monica	K–12	8,623
Oak Grove Elementary	San Jose	K–8	8,578
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	Yucaipa	K–12	8,524
Sequoia Union High	Redwood City	9–12	8,516
Campbell Union High	San Jose	9–12	8,514
Evergreen Elementary	San Jose	K–8	8,474
Davis Joint Unified	Davis	K–12	8,246
Salinas City Elementary	Salinas	K–6	8,236
Liberty Union High	Brentwood	9–12	8,228
Snowline Joint Unified	Phelan	K–12	8,085
Western Placer Unified	Lincoln	K–12	8,052
Calexico Unified	Calexico	K–12	8,022
Sylvan Union Elementary	Modesto	K–8	7,977
San Lorenzo Unified	San Lorenzo	K–12	7,957
Lammersville Joint Unified	Mountain House	K–12	7,949
Westminster	Westminster	K–8	7,870
Morgan Hill Unified	Morgan Hill	K–12	7,829
West Covina Unified	West Covina	K–12	7,715
River Springs Charter District	Temecula	K–12	7,703
Adelanto Elementary	Adelanto	K–12	7,669
South San Francisco Unified	South San Francisco	K–12	7,664
Blue Ridge Academy District	Maricopa	K–12	7,657
San Luis Coastal Unified	San Luis Obispo	K–12	7,654
East Whittier City Elementary	Whittier	K–8	7,524
Washington Unified	West Sacramento	K–12	7,462
Visions in Education District	Carmichael	K–12	7,460
Alisal Union	Salinas	K–6	7,303
El Monte Union High	El Monte	9–12	7,295
Alum Rock Union Elementary	San Jose	K–8	7,259
Novato Unified	Novato	K–12	7,247
Morongo Unified	Twentynine Palms	K–12	7,225
El Monte City	El Monte	K–8	6,927
Hawthorne	Hawthorne	K–12	6,908
El Rancho Unified	Pico Rivera	K–12	6,878
Dry Creek Joint Elementary	Roseville	K–8	6,801
Pacific Coast Academy District	Poway	K–12	6,760
Mission Vista Academy District	Beaumont	K–12	6,724
Hueneme Elementary	Port Hueneme	K–8	6,685
Ocean View	Huntington Beach	K–8	6,658
Culver City Unified	Culver City	K–12	6,595
Inglewood Unified	Inglewood	K–12	6,547
El Dorado Union High	Placerville	8–12	6,439
Redwood City Elementary	Redwood City	K–8	6,394
Glendora Unified	Glendora	K–12	6,376
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	Rohnert Park	K–12	6,357
Escondido Union High	Escondido	6–12	6,334
Paso Robles Joint Unified	Paso Robles	K–12	6,284
Dinuba Unified	Dinuba	K–12	6,244
Rosedale Union Elementary	Bakersfield	K–8	6,203
Delano Union Elementary	Delano	K–8	6,185
Claremont Unified	Claremont	K–12	6,133
Barstow Unified	Barstow	K–12	6,128
Campbell Union	Campbell	K–8	6,120
Santee	Santee	K–8	6,076
Patterson Joint Unified	Patterson	K–12	6,070
Azusa Unified	Azusa	K–12	6,045
Fountain Valley Elementary	Fountain Valley	K–8	6,022
Newhall	Valencia	K–6	6,022
Heartland Charter District	Maricopa	K–12	5,970
Granada Hills Charter District	Granada Hills	K–12	5,927
Selma Unified	Selma	K–12	5,914
Berryessa Union Elementary	San Jose	K–8	5,911
Hollister	Hollister	K–8	5,909
Manhattan Beach Unified	Manhattan Beach	K–12	5,895
Ukiah Unified	Ukiah	K–12	5,895
Pleasant Valley	Camarillo	K–12	5,835
Sunnyvale	Sunnyvale	K–8	5,764
Brea-Olinda Unified	Brea	K–12	5,753
Cabrillo Point Academy District	Poway	K–12	5,706
California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District	Simi Valley	K–12	5,705
Franklin-Mckinley Elementary	San Jose	K–8	5,675
Moorpark Unified	Moorpark	K–12	5,605
Tulare Joint Union High	Tulare	9–12	5,598
Alta Loma Elementary	Alta Loma	K–8	5,543
Perris Elementary	Perris	K–8	5,522
Hanford Elementary	Hanford	K–8	5,463
South Bay Union	Imperial Beach	K–8	5,450
Acalanes Union High	Lafayette	9–12	5,425
Travis Unified	Fairfield	K–12	5,405
Union Elementary	San Jose	K–8	5,379
Centinela Valley Union High	Lawndale	9–12	5,370
Temple City Unified	Temple City	K–12	5,298
Whittier City	Whittier	K–8	5,291
Kerman Unified	Kerman	K–12	5,273
Rio Elementary	Oxnard	K–8	5,251
El Centro Elementary	El Centro	K–8	5,157
Sulphur Springs Union	Canyon Country	K–6	5,157
Oakley Union Elementary	Oakley	K–8	5,131
Oakdale Joint Unified	Oakdale	K–12	5,118
Fallbrook Union Elementary	Fallbrook	K–8	5,042
Sierra Sands Unified	Ridgecrest	K–12	4,974
Petaluma Joint Union High	Petaluma	K–12	4,961
Jefferson Elementary	Daly City	K–12	4,952
Ramona City Unified	Ramona	K–12	4,949
Atwater Elementary	Atwater	K–8	4,925
Monrovia Unified	Monrovia	K–12	4,920
Orcutt Union Elementary	Orcutt	K–12	4,911
Santa Rosa Elementary	Santa Rosa	K–8	4,827
Burton Elementary	Porterville	K–12	4,805
Romoland Elementary	Homeland	K–8	4,800
Imperial Unified	Imperial	K–12	4,795
Magnolia Elementary	Anaheim	K–6	4,767
Soledad Unified	Soledad	K–12	4,744
Windsor Unified	Windsor	K–12	4,692
South Pasadena Unified	South Pasadena	K–12	4,678
Newark Unified	Newark	K–12	4,666
Mountain View Whisman	Mountain View	K–8	4,644
Center Joint Unified	Antelope	K–12	4,614
Santa Paula Unified	Santa Paula	K–12	4,575
Huntington Beach City Elementary	Huntington Beach	K–8	4,562
Tamalpais Union High	Larkspur	9–12	4,542
Lakeside Union Elementary	Lakeside	K–12	4,515
San Gabriel Unified	San Gabriel	K–12	4,492
Santa Cruz City High	Santa Cruz	K–12	4,467
Mountain View Elementary	El Monte	K–8	4,463
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	Mountain View	9–12	4,459
San Rafael City Elementary	San Rafael	K–8	4,439
Oak Park Unified	Oak Park	K–12	4,437
Coalinga-Huron Unified	Coalinga	K–12	4,418
Granite Mountain Charter District	Lucerne Valley	K–12	4,393
Atascadero Unified	Atascadero	K–12	4,357
Benicia Unified	Benicia	K–12	4,346
Lawndale Elementary	Lawndale	K–12	4,324

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