Total enrollment
23,238
-1,777 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
36 schools in Torrance
California · Public K-12
Across the city, Torrance hosts 36 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 23,238 California students (about 646 per campus).
7-year change in Torrance
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
34
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
18%
was 21%
% Hispanic
37%
was 33%
% Black
4%
was 4%
% Asian
30%
was 33%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Torrance
Torrance, California is home to 36 public schools, with combined enrollment of approximately 23,238 students. By school count, it is a sizable city.
On the school-mix side, the city comprises 21 elementary, 8 middle, and 7 high.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 646, meaningfully above the state mean of about 578.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 7%: 25,015 students in SY 2017-18 versus 23,238 in SY 2024-25. Demographically, the Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 33% to 37%.
On allk12, the community for Torrance discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.