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Public Schools in California

Full NCES CCD data · 2025–2026 School Year

10,405
Public Schools
2,068
Districts
5,789,934
Students
267,469
Teachers FTE
21.6:1
Avg S:T Ratio
$22,315
Per-Pupil Spend
1,303
Charter Schools
62%
Avg Free Lunch
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School Districts in California

Showing top 60 of 2,068 districts · sorted by school count

Los Angeles Unified
Woodland Hills
785 schools 406,717 students View →
San Diego Unified
San Diego
175 schools 94,828 students View →
San Francisco Unified
San Francisco
113 schools 48,706 students View →
Fresno Unified
Fresno
101 schools 67,873 students View →
Oakland Unified
Oakland
90 schools 33,736 students View →
Long Beach Unified
Signal Hill
82 schools 62,255 students View →
San Bernardino City Unified
San Bernardino
76 schools 44,080 students View →
Sacramento City Unified
Sacramento
73 schools 37,657 students View →
San Juan Unified
Sacramento
68 schools 39,171 students View →
Elk Grove Unified
Wilton
67 schools 63,232 students View →
Garden Grove Unified
Westminster
66 schools 36,994 students View →
Capistrano Unified
San Juan Capistrano
59 schools 40,251 students View →
West Contra Costa Unified
San Pablo
54 schools 25,133 students View →
Stockton Unified
Stockton
54 schools 33,590 students View →
Santa Ana Unified
Santa Ana
53 schools 35,993 students View →
Corona-Norco Unified
Norco
53 schools 49,370 students View →
Clovis Unified
Pinedale
53 schools 43,611 students View →
Mt. Diablo Unified
Walnut Creek
52 schools 29,210 students View →
Riverside Unified
Riverside
50 schools 38,002 students View →
Lodi Unified
Victor
49 schools 27,047 students View →
Irvine Unified
Irvine
45 schools 37,948 students View →
Bakersfield City
Bakersfield
45 schools 28,365 students View →
Twin Rivers Unified
Sacramento
44 schools 24,770 students View →
Chula Vista Elementary
San Diego
44 schools 22,235 students View →
Fontana Unified
Fontana
44 schools 32,735 students View →
Fremont Unified
Fremont
44 schools 33,073 students View →
Visalia Unified
Visalia
41 schools 28,725 students View →
Orange Unified
Villa Park
41 schools 23,790 students View →
San Jose Unified
San Jose
41 schools 24,322 students View →
Moreno Valley Unified
Moreno Valley
39 schools 30,906 students View →
Poway Unified
San Diego
39 schools 34,259 students View →
Compton Unified
Los Angeles
38 schools 16,304 students View →
Pomona Unified
Pomona
37 schools 20,422 students View →
San Ramon Valley Unified
San Ramon
37 schools 28,554 students View →
Folsom-Cordova Unified
Rancho Cordova
37 schools 21,699 students View →
Desert Sands Unified
Palm Desert
35 schools 25,613 students View →
Chino Valley Unified
Ontario
35 schools 25,548 students View →
Hacienda la Puente Unified
Valinda
35 schools 15,464 students View →
Pajaro Valley Unified
Watsonville
34 schools 16,482 students View →
Saddleback Valley Unified
Trabuco Canyon
34 schools 22,646 students View →
Ontario-Montclair
Ontario
34 schools 17,640 students View →
Glendale Unified
La Crescenta
34 schools 25,294 students View →
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
Yorba Linda
34 schools 22,665 students View →
Fairfield-Suisun Unified
Suisun City
32 schools 20,304 students View →
Newport-Mesa Unified
Newport Beach
32 schools 17,540 students View →
Torrance Unified
Torrance
32 schools 21,890 students View →
ABC Unified
Lakewood
31 schools 17,570 students View →
Temecula Valley Unified
Winchester Ca
30 schools 26,274 students View →
Manteca Unified
Stockton
30 schools 25,225 students View →
Santa Clara Unified
Sunnyvale
30 schools 14,411 students View →
Rialto Unified
Rialto
30 schools 23,067 students View →
Sweetwater Union High
San Diego
29 schools 33,517 students View →
Palmdale Elementary
Palmdale
29 schools 17,941 students View →
Montebello Unified
South San Gabriel
29 schools 19,149 students View →
Hayward Unified
Hayward
29 schools 17,273 students View →
Colton Joint Unified
Grand Terrace
28 schools 18,397 students View →
Vista Unified
Vista
28 schools 18,096 students View →
Tustin Unified
Tustin
28 schools 21,220 students View →
Madera Unified
Madera
28 schools 19,922 students View →
Palm Springs Unified
Thousand Palms
28 schools 20,007 students View →
Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
Highlands Community Charter
Sacramento · Other
11,713
92.16:1
River Springs Charter
Temecula · Other
7,703
25.76:1
Blue Ridge Academy
Maricopa · Other
7,657
28.28:1
Visions In Education
Carmichael · Other
7,460
25.7:1
Pacific Coast Academy
Poway · Other
6,760
35.43:1
Mission Vista Academy
Beaumont · Other
6,724
32:1
Heartland Charter
Maricopa · Other
5,970
37.19:1
Granada Hills Charter
Granada Hills · Other
5,927
24.69:1
Cabrillo Point Academy
Poway · Other
5,706
31.91:1
5,705
27.6:1
Finance Summary
$22,315
Per-Pupil Spend
48%
Instruct. %
$148,847M
Total Revenue
$129,203M
Total Expend.

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Revenue Sources
Federal
$16,513.2M
State
$84,022.1M
Local
$48,311.4M
Total Revenue: $148,847M
Expenditure
Instruction
$62,262M
Other
$66,941M
Total Expenditure: $129,203M
Per-Pupil: $22,315
48% of spending goes to instruction
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances in Education, 2023.
Education Overview
Total Public Schools
10,405
School Districts
2,068
Total Enrollment
5,789,934
Total Teachers (FTE)
267,469
Avg S:T Ratio
21.6:1
Avg Free Lunch %
61.6%
Charter Schools
1,303 of 10,405
Elementary Schools
5,972
Middle Schools
1,383
High Schools
2,220
Finance (Aggregate)
Total Revenue
$148,847M
Total Expenditure
$129,203M
Per-Pupil Spending
$22,315
Instruction %
48%
Federal Revenue
$16,513M
State Revenue
$84,022M
Local Revenue
$48,311M
Data Source
NCES CCD 2022–23
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