Largest & Smallest Public School Districts

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Report of the largest and smallest public school districts in California for the 2022–23 school year.

Largest Districts

Rank	District	Enrollment
1	Los Angeles Unified	538,295
2	San Diego Unified	112,790
3	Fresno Unified	72,379
4	Long Beach Unified	65,826
5	Elk Grove Unified	62,957
6	San Francisco Unified	55,537
7	Corona-Norco Unified	50,790
8	San Bernardino City Unified	50,434
9	Capistrano Unified	49,421
10	San Juan Unified	49,036
11	Oakland Unified	45,741
12	Sacramento City Unified	43,066
13	Kern High	43,020
14	Clovis Unified	42,802
15	Santa Ana Unified	42,247
16	Riverside Unified	40,049
17	Stockton Unified	39,169
18	Garden Grove Unified	38,164
19	Twin Rivers Unified	37,651
20	Sweetwater Union High	37,642
21	Irvine Unified	36,542
22	Poway Unified	34,900
23	Fontana Unified	34,170
24	Fremont Unified	33,107
25	Moreno Valley Unified	31,653

Smallest Districts

Rank	District	Enrollment
994	Seiad Elementary	19
995	Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union	18
996	French Gulch-Whiskeytown Elementary	18
997	Blake Elementary	17
998	Laguna Joint Elementary	16
999	Bogus Elementary	16
1000	Big Lagoon Union Elementary	15
1001	Green Point Elementary	14
1002	Fort Ross Elementary	14
1003	Trinity Center Elementary	13
1004	Silver Fork Elementary	13
1005	Lassen County Office of Education	13
1006	Junction Elementary	13
1007	Hot Springs Elementary	13
1008	Little Shasta Elementary	12
1009	Orick Elementary	10
1010	Indian Diggings Elementary	10
1011	Ravendale-Termo Elementary	9
1012	Plumas County Office of Education	9
1013	Coffee Creek Elementary	9
1014	Panoche Elementary	8
1015	Kashia Elementary	8
1016	Maple Creek Elementary	6
1017	Klamath River Union Elementary	6
1018	Jefferson Elementary	3

The statewide total enrollment is 5,852,544.

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Last Reviewed: Thursday, April 4, 2024

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