Total enrollment
4,341
-180 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Benicia Unified
California · 4,343 students · 1 city
Benicia Unified operates 8 public K-12 schools in California, enrolling about 4,343 students between them (4 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Benicia Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
-1 (-12%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Benicia Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #119 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,343 | #288 of 587 | #2,237 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #279 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #390 of 587 | #8,760 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 23.5% | #515 of 587 | #7,186 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #25 of 530 | #192 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Benicia Unified
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Matthew Turner Elementary at 70.8% proficient to Benicia Middle at 48.9%, a gap of 21.9 points. That is the 296th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 4,772 to 4,341 students (down 9%) and from 185 to 192 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benicia High | Benicia | High | 09-12 | 1,335 |
| Benicia Middle | Benicia | Middle | 06-08 | 947 |
| Joe Henderson Elementary | Benicia | Elementary | KG-05 | 530 |
| Matthew Turner Elementary | Benicia | Elementary | KG-05 | 529 |
| Robert Semple Elementary | Benicia | Elementary | KG-05 | 480 |
| Mary Farmar Elementary | Benicia | Elementary | KG-05 | 477 |
| Liberty High | Benicia | High | 09-12 | 43 |
| Community Day | Benicia | High | 07-12 | 2 |
About Benicia Unified
Across 8 schools, Benicia Unified serves about 4,343 students in California. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
For a sense of the school types, Benicia Unified covers 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high schools.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 4%: 4,521 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,341 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 8 to 7 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for Benicia Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.