Public schools and districts in California
A source-first directory of every currently open local education agency and school in the federal NCES file. The directory includes regular districts, charter agencies, service agencies, and other official agency types; rankings compare regular districts separately.
- Education agencies
- 2,090
- Regular districts
- 987
- Schools
- 10,276
- Students in regular districts
- 5,201,297
Agency and school directory: preliminary NCES CCD 2025–26. Enrollment and teacher counts: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported.
Browse California agencies by name
Starting points by reported enrollment
| Agency | Location | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Unified NCES 0622710 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Los Angeles | 784 | 408,026 | 19.2:1 |
| San Diego Unified NCES 0634320 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | San Diego | 175 | 95,175 | 23:1 |
| Fresno Unified NCES 0614550 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Fresno | 101 | 68,131 | 19.3:1 |
| Elk Grove Unified NCES 0612330 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Elk Grove | 67 | 63,421 | 22.7:1 |
| Long Beach Unified NCES 0622500 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Long Beach | 81 | 62,644 | 23.7:1 |
| Corona-Norco Unified NCES 0609850 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Norco | 53 | 49,487 | 24:1 |
| San Francisco Unified NCES 0634410 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | San Francisco | 113 | 48,902 | 21:1 |
| San Bernardino City Unified NCES 0634170 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | San Bernardino | 76 | 44,192 | 20.5:1 |
| Clovis Unified NCES 0609030 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Clovis | 53 | 43,669 | 22.2:1 |
| Kern High NCES 0619540 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Bakersfield | 25 | 43,237 | 23.9:1 |
| Capistrano Unified NCES 0607440 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | San Juan Capistrano | 59 | 40,358 | 23:1 |
| San Juan Unified NCES 0634620 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Carmichael | 68 | 39,446 | 22.6:1 |
| Riverside Unified NCES 0633150 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Riverside | 50 | 38,033 | 23.3:1 |
| Irvine Unified NCES 0684500 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Irvine | 45 | 38,028 | 26.5:1 |
| Sacramento City Unified NCES 0633840 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Sacramento | 72 | 37,913 | 22:1 |
| Garden Grove Unified NCES 0614880 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Garden Grove | 66 | 37,009 | 22.9:1 |
| Santa Ana Unified NCES 0635310 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Santa Ana | 53 | 36,036 | 20:1 |
| Poway Unified NCES 0631530 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | San Diego | 39 | 34,405 | 22.7:1 |
| Sweetwater Union High NCES 0638640 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Chula Vista | 29 | 34,282 | 22.3:1 |
| Oakland Unified NCES 0628050 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Oakland | 89 | 33,838 | 18.8:1 |
| Stockton Unified NCES 0638010 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Stockton | 54 | 33,648 | 23:1 |
| Fremont Unified NCES 0614400 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Fremont | 44 | 33,134 | 24:1 |
| Fontana Unified NCES 0613920 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Fontana | 43 | 32,794 | 21.7:1 |
| Moreno Valley Unified NCES 0625800 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Moreno Valley | 37 | 30,926 | 22.2:1 |
| Mt. Diablo Unified NCES 0626370 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Concord | 51 | 29,494 | 23.2:1 |
Large public high schools in California
A practical starting list ordered by reported enrollment; this is not a ranking.
Eleanor Roosevelt High
Corona-Norco Unified · 09–12
Downey High
Downey Unified · 08–12
Polytechnic High
Long Beach Unified · 09–12
Warren (Earl) High
Downey Unified · 08–12
Santiago High
Corona-Norco Unified · 09–12
Beaumont Senior High
Beaumont Unified · 09–12
Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)
Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) District · 09–12
Etiwanda High
Chaffey Joint Union High · 09–12
Millikan High
Long Beach Unified · 09–12
Pittsburg Senior High
Pittsburg Unified · 09–12
Paramount High
Paramount Unified · 09–12
Options For Youth - Duarte Inc
Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District · 07–12
Wilson High
Long Beach Unified · 09–12
Vista Murrieta High
Murrieta Valley Unified · 09–12
Hollister High
San Benito High · 09–12
Rancho Cucamonga High
Chaffey Joint Union High · 09–12
Berkeley High
Berkeley Unified · 09–12
Quartz Hill High
Antelope Valley Union High · 09–12
Fountain Valley High
Huntington Beach Union High · 09–12
Birmingham Community Charter High
Birmingham Community Charter High District · 09–12