Largest & Smallest Public School Districts - CalEdFacts

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Report of the largest and smallest public school districts in California for the 2018–19 school year.

Largest Districts

Rank	District	Enrollment	Statewide Cumulative Enrollment	Percent of Cumulative Enrollment
1	Los Angeles Unified	607,723	607,723	9.82%
2	San Diego Unified	124,105	731,828	11.83%
3	Fresno Unified	73,249	805,077	13.01%
4	Long Beach Unified	73,221	878,298	14.20%
5	Elk Grove Unified	63,917	942,215	15.23%
6	San Francisco Unified	60,390	1,002,605	16.21%
7	Capistrano Unified	53,269	1,055,874	17.07%
8	Corona-Norco Unified	53,002	1,108,876	17.92%
9	San Bernardino City Unified	52,773	1,161,649	18.78%
10	Santa Ana Unified	51,482	1,213,131	19.61%
11	San Juan Unified	50,509	1,263,640	20.43%
12	Oakland Unified	50,202	1,313,842	21.24%
13	Sacramento City Unified	46,933	1,360,775	22.00%
14	Clovis Unified	43,264	1,404,039	22.70%
15	Garden Grove Unified	42,301	1,446,340	23.38%
16	Riverside Unified	42,153	1,488,493	24.06%
17	Stockton Unified	41,634	1,530,127	24.73%
18	Sweetwater Union High	40,364	1,570,491	25.39%
19	Kern High	40,340	1,610,831	26.04%
20	Poway Unified	36,450	1,647,281	26.63%
21	Fontana Unified	36,335	1,683,616	27.22%
22	Fremont Unified	35,544	1,719,160	27.79%
23	Irvine Unified	35,291	1,754,451	28.36%
24	Moreno Valley Unified	32,763	1,787,214	28.89%
25	San Ramon Valley Unified	32,138	1,819,352	29.41%

Smallest Districts

Rank	District	Enrollment	Statewide Cumulative Enrollment	Percent of Cumulative Enrollment
1013	Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union	19	6,185,945	99.99%
1014	Hot Springs Elementary	19	6,185,964	99.99%
1015	Green Point Elementary	19	6,185,983	100.00%
1016	Big Lagoon Union Elementary	19	6,186,002	100.00%
1017	Seiad Elementary	18	6,186,021	100.00%
1018	Indian Diggings Elementary	18	6,186,039	100.00%
1019	Bogus Elementary	18	6,186,057	100.00%
1020	Mountain House Elementary	17	6,186,075	100.00%
1021	Modoc County Office of Education	17	6,186,092	100.00%
1022	Kashia Elementary	15	6,186,109	100.00%
1023	Indian Springs Elementary	15	6,186,124	100.00%
1024	Trinity Center Elementary	14	6,186,139	100.00%
1025	Laguna Joint Elementary	14	6,186,153	100.00%
1026	Willow Grove Union Elementary	13	6,186,167	100.00%
1027	Silver Fork Elementary	13	6,186,180	100.00%
1028	Kneeland Elementary	13	6,186,193	100.00%
1029	Elkins Elementary	13	6,186,206	100.00%
1030	Blake Elementary	13	6,186,219	100.00%
1031	Klamath River Union Elementary	12	6,186,232	100.00%
1032	Forks of Salmon Elementary	9	6,186,244	100.00%
1033	Coffee Creek Elementary	9	6,186,253	100.00%
1034	Jefferson Elementary	8	6,186,262	100.00%
1035	Maple Creek Elementary	4	6,186,270	100.00%
1036	Lincoln Elementary	4	6,186,274	100.00%
1037	Panoche Elementary	3	6,186,278	100.00%