Total enrollment
53,303
-12,879 (-19%) vs SY 2017-18
82 schools in Santa Ana
California · Public K-12
Santa Ana sits inside California and runs 82 public K-12 schools, serving about 53,303 students between them, an average of 650 per campus.
7-year change in Santa Ana
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
79
-4 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
6%
was 7%
% Hispanic
85%
was 87%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
6%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Santa Ana
Public education in Santa Ana, California runs across 82 schools that instructs roughly 53,303 students. By footprint, Santa Ana sits in the large bracket.
On the school-mix side, the city is built around 54 elementary, 9 middle, 16 high, and 3 other.
Average school size in Santa Ana is around 650 students, 12% noticeably above the California average of about 578.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 53,303 students, fell 19% from the 66,182 reported in SY 2017-18. Over that span, Santa Ana lost 4 schools, going from 83 to 79.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Santa Ana discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.