CA Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond 2023 | California Department of Education
CA Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond 2023 | California Department of Education
Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Capistrano Unified School District students was white, accounting for 49.8% of the student population.
Among the 28 districts in Orange County, Santa Ana Unified School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 42,211 students, while Garden Grove Unified School District welcomed 38,157 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.
Capistrano Unified School District roughly covers schools within Orange County and has a main office in San Juan Capistrano.
In the previous school year, Capistrano Unified School District also had the highest number of students among Orange County districts.
In the last decade, enrollment in California elementary and secondary schools rose by at least 5%, while high school enrollment dropped 5%.
However, overall enrollment in California public schools is sliding, and the Public Policy Institute of California expects it to drop another 8% by the 2031-32 school year.
| District | City (main office) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Capistrano Unified School District | San Juan Capistrano | 49,315 |
| Santa Ana Unified School District | Santa Ana | 42,211 |
| Garden Grove Unified School District | Garden Grove | 38,157 |
| Irvine Unified School District | Irvine | 36,462 |
| Anaheim Union High School District | Anaheim | 27,706 |
| Orange Unified School District | Orange | 25,819 |
| Saddleback Valley Unified School District | Mission Viejo | 23,674 |
| Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District | Placentia | 23,114 |
| Tustin Unified School District | Tustin | 21,694 |
| Newport-Mesa Unified School District | Costa Mesa | 17,727 |
| Anaheim Elementary School District | Anaheim | 15,120 |
| Huntington Beach Union High School District | Huntington Beach | 14,509 |
| Fullerton Joint Union High School District | Fullerton | 13,152 |
| Fullerton Elementary School District | Fullerton | 11,620 |
| Orange County Department of Education | Costa Mesa | 11,009 |
| Los Alamitos Unified School District | Los Alamitos | 8,906 |
| Westminster | Westminster | 8,144 |
| Ocean View | Huntington Beach | 6,801 |
| Fountain Valley Elementary School District | Fountain Valley | 5,968 |
| Brea-Olinda Unified School District | Brea | 5,811 |
| Huntington Beach City Elementary School District | Huntington Beach | 5,026 |
| Magnolia Elementary School District | Anaheim | 4,999 |
| La Habra City Elementary School District | La Habra | 4,352 |
| Centralia Elementary School District | Buena Park | 4,125 |
| Buena Park Elementary School District | Buena Park | 3,956 |
| Cypress Elementary School District | Cypress | 3,387 |
| Laguna Beach Unified School District | Laguna Beach | 2,440 |
| Savanna Elementary School District | Anaheim | 1,806 |
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