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Understanding District Size
(4 Charts)
Most districts in the
Five County Region are unified school districts.
(Chart 1 of 4)
|
2001-2003 Districts By Region and Type |
| County |
Special |
Elementary |
Secondary |
Unified |
| Los
Angeles County |
3 |
27 |
5 |
49 |
| Orange
County |
1 |
12 |
3 |
12 |
|
Riverside |
2 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
| San
Bernardino |
2 |
10 |
2 |
21 |
| Ventura |
2 |
11 |
2 |
7 |
| Five
County Region |
10 |
64 |
13 |
107 |
Data Source:
http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
The ten largest districts in the
Five County Region vary wildly in size.
(Chart 2 of 4)
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10 Largest Districts in the Five County
Region, 2002-2003 |
| Rank |
School District |
County |
Enrollment |
| 1 |
Los Angeles Unified |
Los Angeles County |
746,852 |
| 2 |
Long Beach Unified |
Los Angeles County |
97,212 |
| 3 |
Santa Ana Unified |
Orange County |
63,610 |
| 4 |
San Bernardino City Unified |
San Bernardino County |
56,096 |
| 5 |
Garden Grove Unified |
Orange County |
50,066 |
| 6 |
Capistrano Unified |
Orange County |
48,608 |
| 8 |
Riverside Unified |
Riverside County |
41,977 |
| 9 |
Corona-Norco Unified |
Riverside County |
40,818 |
| 10 |
Fontana Unified |
San Bernardino County |
40,168 |
| 10
Largest Districts in the Five County Region, 2002-2003 |
| Rank |
School District |
Enrollment |
| 1 |
Los Angeles Unified |
746,852 |
| 2 |
Long Beach Unified |
97,212 |
| 3 |
Montebello Unified |
35,590 |
| 4 |
Compton Unified |
35,427 |
| 5 |
Pomona Unified |
35,070 |
| 6 |
Glendale Unified |
29,749 |
| 8 |
Hacienda La Puente Unified |
25,184 |
| 9 |
Torrance Unified |
24,876 |
| 10 |
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified |
24,093 |
Data Source:
http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
Median district size
grew due to increases in number of school age children.
(Chart 3 of 4)

Data Source:
http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
- Throughout the Five County Region, the median district size is
between 7,700 and 8,900.
- Districts tend to be somewhat smaller Outside Los Angeles
County.
- Los Angeles Unified School District is not included in this
chart since it is a school district itself.
- LAUSD is far larger than the median district size in any county.
Los Angeles Unified
School District is significantly larger than other districts.
(Chart 4 of 4)
| |
Five
County Region |
Los
Angeles County |
Outside Los Angeles County |
Los Angeles Unified School District
Enrollment |
|
Median District Size
(Enrollment) |
|
1993-1994 |
7,043 |
6,219 |
7,638 |
639,129 |
|
1994-1995 |
7109 |
6,730 |
7,876 |
632,973 |
|
1995-1996 |
7,308 |
6,942 |
8,048 |
647,612 |
|
1996-1997 |
7,769 |
6,930 |
8,150 |
667,305 |
|
1997-1998 |
7,856 |
6,730 |
8,304 |
680,430 |
|
1998-1999 |
7,633 |
6,730 |
8,529 |
695,885 |
|
1999-2000 |
7,833 |
7,491 |
8,894 |
710,007 |
|
2000-2001 |
7,969 |
7,652 |
9,131 |
721,346 |
|
2001-2002 |
8,016 |
7,737 |
9,308 |
735,058 |
|
2002-2003 |
8,134 |
7,717 |
8,881 |
746,852 |
Last Updated:
July 31, 2005
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