Total enrollment
16,304
-2,811 (-15%) vs SY 2020-21
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 school.
4-year change in Compton Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
36
+3 (+9%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Compton Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #233 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,304 | #77 of 587 | #506 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 36 | #33 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #539 of 587 | #8,940 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 89.9% | #46 of 587 | #726 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #442 of 530 | #5,148 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 Compton Unified
State test results across the district's 30 scored schools run from Willowbrook Middle at 76.8% proficient to Enterprise Middle at 26.2%, a gap of 50.6 points. That is the 70th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 35 district schools that reported both years went from 21,249 to 16,289 students (down 23%) and from 851 to 676 full-time teachers (down 21%), 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.
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 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 15%: 19,115 students in SY 2020-21 versus 16,304 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 33 to 36 across the same 4-year window.
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.