California school data rankings

Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 987 regular districts, 987 report 2024–25 enrollment and 974 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.

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Showing 1–25 of 987 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.

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Districts ordered by the selected measure; positions describe data, not school quality
Position	District	City	Schools	Enrollment
1	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles	784	408,026
2	San Diego Unified	San Diego	175	95,175
3	Fresno Unified	Fresno	101	68,131
4	Elk Grove Unified	Elk Grove	67	63,421
5	Long Beach Unified	Long Beach	81	62,644
6	Corona-Norco Unified	Norco	53	49,487
7	San Francisco Unified	San Francisco	113	48,902
8	San Bernardino City Unified	San Bernardino	76	44,192
9	Clovis Unified	Clovis	53	43,669
10	Kern High	Bakersfield	25	43,237
11	Capistrano Unified	San Juan Capistrano	59	40,358
12	San Juan Unified	Carmichael	68	39,446
13	Riverside Unified	Riverside	50	38,033
14	Irvine Unified	Irvine	45	38,028
15	Sacramento City Unified	Sacramento	72	37,913
16	Garden Grove Unified	Garden Grove	66	37,009
17	Santa Ana Unified	Santa Ana	53	36,036
18	Poway Unified	San Diego	39	34,405
19	Sweetwater Union High	Chula Vista	29	34,282
20	Oakland Unified	Oakland	89	33,838
21	Stockton Unified	Stockton	54	33,648
22	Fremont Unified	Fremont	44	33,134
23	Fontana Unified	Fontana	43	32,794
24	Moreno Valley Unified	Moreno Valley	37	30,926
25	Mt. Diablo Unified	Concord	51	29,494

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Largest school districts in California

Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.

Rank	Name	Location	Students
1	Los Angeles Unified 784 schools	Los Angeles	408,026
2	San Diego Unified 175 schools	San Diego	95,175
3	Fresno Unified 101 schools	Fresno	68,131
4	Elk Grove Unified 67 schools	Elk Grove	63,421
5	Long Beach Unified 81 schools	Long Beach	62,644
6	Corona-Norco Unified 53 schools	Norco	49,487
7	San Francisco Unified 113 schools	San Francisco	48,902
8	San Bernardino City Unified 76 schools	San Bernardino	44,192
9	Clovis Unified 53 schools	Clovis	43,669
10	Kern High 25 schools	Bakersfield	43,237
11	Capistrano Unified 59 schools	San Juan Capistrano	40,358
12	San Juan Unified 68 schools	Carmichael	39,446
13	Riverside Unified 50 schools	Riverside	38,033
14	Irvine Unified 45 schools	Irvine	38,028
15	Sacramento City Unified 72 schools	Sacramento	37,913
16	Garden Grove Unified 66 schools	Garden Grove	37,009
17	Santa Ana Unified 53 schools	Santa Ana	36,036
18	Poway Unified 39 schools	San Diego	34,405
19	Sweetwater Union High 29 schools	Chula Vista	34,282
20	Oakland Unified 89 schools	Oakland	33,838
21	Stockton Unified 54 schools	Stockton	33,648
22	Fremont Unified 44 schools	Fremont	33,134
23	Fontana Unified 43 schools	Fontana	32,794
24	Moreno Valley Unified 37 schools	Moreno Valley	30,926
25	Mt. Diablo Unified 51 schools	Concord	29,494

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

Highest spending per pupil in California

Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.

Rank	Name	Location	Per pupil
1	San Diego County Office of Education 1,089 students	San Diego	$267,864
2	Contra Costa County Office of Education 292 students	Pleasant Hill	$265,702
3	Fresno County Office of Education 735 students	Fresno	$256,479
4	Butte County Office of Education 374 students	Oroville	$207,869
5	Sonoma County Office of Education 278 students	Santa Rosa	$207,363
6	Ventura County Office of Education 495 students	Camarillo	$196,290
7	Alameda County Office of Education 304 students	Hayward	$192,106
8	Los Angeles County Office of Education 1,541 students	Downey	$192,007
9	Solano County Office of Education 463 students	Fairfield	$185,195
10	Stanislaus County Office of Education 781 students	Modesto	$179,646
11	Santa Clara County Office of Education 1,217 students	San Jose	$172,311
12	San Bernardino County Office of Education 2,367 students	San Bernardino	$169,801
13	Marin County Office of Education 292 students	San Rafael	$164,965
14	Humboldt County Office of Education 298 students	Eureka	$153,154
15	Riverside County Office of Education 1,481 students	Riverside	$152,230
16	Placer County Office of Education 408 students	Rocklin	$135,058
17	Monterey County Office of Education 733 students	Salinas	$133,959
18	Sacramento County Office of Education 815 students	Mather	$127,131
19	Kings County Office of Education 399 students	Hanford	$125,695
20	Yolo County Office of Education 221 students	Woodland	$125,279
21	San Joaquin County Office of Education 1,972 students	Stockton	$111,695
22	Tulare County Office of Education 1,656 students	Visalia	$111,072
23	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education 345 students	San Luis Obispo	$110,319
24	Kern County Office of Education 1,990 students	Bakersfield	$105,468
25	Orange County Department of Education 2,290 students	Costa Mesa	$104,591

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.

California high schools with broad reported program access

Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Positive fields
1	Palos Verdes Peninsula High 09–12 · 35 AP courses	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	3 of 3
2	Polytechnic High 09–12 · 31 AP courses	Long Beach Unified	3 of 3
3	Mountain House High 09–12 · 30 AP courses	Lammersville Joint Unified	3 of 3
4	Palos Verdes High 09–12 · 30 AP courses	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	3 of 3
5	Cerritos High 09–12 · 29 AP courses	ABC Unified	3 of 3
6	Marco Antonio Firebaugh High 09–12 · 29 AP courses	Lynwood Unified	3 of 3
7	Monte Vista High 09–12 · 28 AP courses	San Ramon Valley Unified	3 of 3
8	Villa Park High 09–12 · 28 AP courses	Orange Unified	3 of 3
9	Millikan High 09–12 · 27 AP courses	Long Beach Unified	3 of 3
10	Wilson High 09–12 · 27 AP courses	Long Beach Unified	3 of 3
11	Los Alamitos High 09–12 · 27 AP courses	Los Alamitos Unified	3 of 3
12	Eleanor Roosevelt High 09–12 · 26 AP courses	Corona-Norco Unified	3 of 3
13	Diamond Bar High 09–12 · 26 AP courses	Walnut Valley Unified	3 of 3
14	North Hollywood Senior High 09–12 · 26 AP courses	Los Angeles Unified	3 of 3
15	Canyon High 09–12 · 26 AP courses	Orange Unified	3 of 3
16	Van Nuys Senior High 09–12 · 26 AP courses	Los Angeles Unified	3 of 3
17	Dougherty Valley High 09–12 · 25 AP courses	San Ramon Valley Unified	3 of 3
18	Turlock High 09–12 · 25 AP courses	Turlock Unified	3 of 3
19	Valencia High 09–12 · 25 AP courses	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	3 of 3
20	Walnut High 09–12 · 25 AP courses	Walnut Valley Unified	3 of 3
21	Yorba Linda High 09–12 · 25 AP courses	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	3 of 3
22	Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies 06–12 · 25 AP courses	Los Angeles Unified	3 of 3
23	Santa Susana High 09–12 · 25 AP courses	Simi Valley Unified	3 of 3
24	San Marcos High 09–12 · 24 AP courses	San Marcos Unified	3 of 3
25	Redondo Union High 09–12 · 24 AP courses	Redondo Beach Unified	3 of 3

Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.