Total enrollment
16,304
-6,713 (-29%) vs SY 2017-18
39 schools in Compton Unified
California · 16,304 students · 3 cities
Within Compton Unified, 39 public K-12 schools serve about 16,304 students, an average of 418 per campus.
7-year change in Compton Unified
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
36
-2 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
85%
was 79%
% Black
14%
was 18%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Compton Unified
As a small district in California, Compton Unified serves 16,304 students across 39 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Compton Unified covers 22 elementary, 7 middle, 6 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 418 in this district, lower than the California typical of 578.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 29%: 23,017 students in SY 2017-18 versus 16,304 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 38 to 36 across the same 7-year window. Demographically, the Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 79% to 85%.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Compton Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.