Total enrollment
40,251
-13,298 (-25%) vs SY 2017-18
60 schools in Capistrano Unified
California · 40,251 students · 12 cities
Capistrano Unified's public-school footprint covers 60 campuses with combined enrollment of about 40,251 students, averaging 671 per campus.
7-year change in Capistrano Unified
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
58
-4 (-6%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
51%
was 56%
% Hispanic
27%
was 27%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
9%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Capistrano Unified
Capistrano Unified runs 60 public schools across California, collectively teacheing roughly 40,251 students.
In terms of grade levels, Capistrano Unified covers 37 elementary, 13 middle, 9 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Capistrano Unified is about 671, higher than the California average of roughly 578.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 25%: 53,549 students in SY 2017-18 versus 40,251 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Capistrano Unified closed 4 schools, going from 62 to 58. The White share of public-school enrollment declined from 56% to 51%.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Capistrano Unified discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.