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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 2 30 8 46
Orange County 1 12 3 12
Riverside 2 4 1 18
San Bernardino 2 10 2 20
Ventura 2 11 2 7
Five County Region 9 67 16 103

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)

10 Largest Districts in the Five County Region, 2002-2003
Rank School District County Enrollment
1 Los Angeles Unified  Los Angeles County 747,009
2 Long Beach Unified Los Angeles County 97,560
3 Santa Ana Unified Orange County 62,874
4 San Bernardino City Unified San Bernardino County 57,818
5 Garden Grove Unified Orange County 50,172
6 Capistrano Unified Orange County 49,746
7 Corona-Norco Unified Riverside County 43,998
8 Riverside Unified Riverside County 42,012
9 Fontana Unified San Bernardino County 41,343
10 Montebello Los Angeles County 35,952

 

10 Largest Districts in the Five County Region, 2002-2003
Rank School District Enrollment
1 Los Angeles Unified 747,009
2 Long Beach Unified 97,560
3 Montebello Unified 35,952
4 Compton Unified 35,486
5 Pomona Unified 35,412
6 Glendale Unified 29,433
7 Hacienda La Puente Unified 25,499
8 Torrance Unified 25,229
9 Norwalk-La Mirada Unified 24,101
10 Palmdale Elementary 22,736

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: August 27, 2005

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