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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
School Districts in California
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Los Angeles Unified
Woodland Hills
785 schools
406,717 students
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San Diego Unified
San Diego
175 schools
94,828 students
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San Francisco Unified
San Francisco
113 schools
48,706 students
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Fresno Unified
Fresno
101 schools
67,873 students
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Oakland Unified
Oakland
90 schools
33,736 students
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Long Beach Unified
Signal Hill
82 schools
62,255 students
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San Bernardino City Unified
San Bernardino
76 schools
44,080 students
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Sacramento City Unified
Sacramento
73 schools
37,657 students
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San Juan Unified
Sacramento
68 schools
39,171 students
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Elk Grove Unified
Wilton
67 schools
63,232 students
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Garden Grove Unified
Westminster
66 schools
36,994 students
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Capistrano Unified
San Juan Capistrano
59 schools
40,251 students
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West Contra Costa Unified
San Pablo
54 schools
25,133 students
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Stockton Unified
Stockton
54 schools
33,590 students
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Santa Ana Unified
Santa Ana
53 schools
35,993 students
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Corona-Norco Unified
Norco
53 schools
49,370 students
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Clovis Unified
Pinedale
53 schools
43,611 students
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Mt. Diablo Unified
Walnut Creek
52 schools
29,210 students
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Riverside Unified
Riverside
50 schools
38,002 students
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Lodi Unified
Victor
49 schools
27,047 students
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Irvine Unified
Irvine
45 schools
37,948 students
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Bakersfield City
Bakersfield
45 schools
28,365 students
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Twin Rivers Unified
Sacramento
44 schools
24,770 students
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Chula Vista Elementary
San Diego
44 schools
22,235 students
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Fontana Unified
Fontana
44 schools
32,735 students
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Fremont Unified
Fremont
44 schools
33,073 students
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Visalia Unified
Visalia
41 schools
28,725 students
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Orange Unified
Villa Park
41 schools
23,790 students
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San Jose Unified
San Jose
41 schools
24,322 students
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Moreno Valley Unified
Moreno Valley
39 schools
30,906 students
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Poway Unified
San Diego
39 schools
34,259 students
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Compton Unified
Los Angeles
38 schools
16,304 students
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Pomona Unified
Pomona
37 schools
20,422 students
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San Ramon Valley Unified
San Ramon
37 schools
28,554 students
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Folsom-Cordova Unified
Rancho Cordova
37 schools
21,699 students
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Desert Sands Unified
Palm Desert
35 schools
25,613 students
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Chino Valley Unified
Ontario
35 schools
25,548 students
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Hacienda la Puente Unified
Valinda
35 schools
15,464 students
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Pajaro Valley Unified
Watsonville
34 schools
16,482 students
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Saddleback Valley Unified
Trabuco Canyon
34 schools
22,646 students
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Ontario-Montclair
Ontario
34 schools
17,640 students
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Glendale Unified
La Crescenta
34 schools
25,294 students
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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
Yorba Linda
34 schools
22,665 students
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Fairfield-Suisun Unified
Suisun City
32 schools
20,304 students
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Newport-Mesa Unified
Newport Beach
32 schools
17,540 students
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Torrance Unified
Torrance
32 schools
21,890 students
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ABC Unified
Lakewood
31 schools
17,570 students
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Temecula Valley Unified
Winchester Ca
30 schools
26,274 students
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Manteca Unified
Stockton
30 schools
25,225 students
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Santa Clara Unified
Sunnyvale
30 schools
14,411 students
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Rialto Unified
Rialto
30 schools
23,067 students
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Sweetwater Union High
San Diego
29 schools
33,517 students
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Palmdale Elementary
Palmdale
29 schools
17,941 students
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Montebello Unified
South San Gabriel
29 schools
19,149 students
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Hayward Unified
Hayward
29 schools
17,273 students
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Colton Joint Unified
Grand Terrace
28 schools
18,397 students
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Vista Unified
Vista
28 schools
18,096 students
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Tustin Unified
Tustin
28 schools
21,220 students
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Madera Unified
Madera
28 schools
19,922 students
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Palm Springs Unified
Thousand Palms
28 schools
20,007 students
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Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
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