Total enrollment
1,301
-16 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Denair Unified
California · 1,301 students · 1 city
Denair Unified, California runs 5 public K-12 schools today, teaching approximately 1,301 students across 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Denair Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Denair Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #493 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,301 | #498 of 587 | #5,958 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #475 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #35 of 587 | #7,473 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 69.3% | #258 of 587 | #1,994 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #275 of 530 | #2,441 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 Denair Unified
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Denair Middle at 24.3% proficient to Denair Charter Academy at 16.9%, a gap of 7.4 points. That is the 446th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,272 to 1,301 students (up 2%) and from 41 to 74 full-time teachers (up 80%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denair Elementary Charter Academy | Denair | Elementary | KG-05 | 554 |
| Denair High | Denair | High | 09-12 | 306 |
| Denair Middle | Denair | Middle | 06-08 | 298 |
| Denair Charter Academy | Denair | Combined | KG-12 | 143 |
| Denair Elementary | Denair | Elementary | KG-05 | 0 |
About Denair Unified
Across 5 schools, Denair Unified serves about 1,301 students in California. By footprint it is a compact district.
In terms of grade levels, Denair Unified covers 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 260 in this district, meaningfully below the California typical of 578.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 1,317 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,301 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Denair Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.