Total enrollment
11,541
-1,190 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in Rowland Unified
California · 11,541 students · 4 cities
In total, Rowland Unified hosts 23 public K-12 schools with about 11,541 students, averaging 502 per school.
4-year change in Rowland Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
+1 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Rowland Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #234 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,541 | #127 of 587 | #779 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 21 | #97 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #398 of 587 | #8,768 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 78.1% | #174 of 587 | #1,352 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #322 of 530 | #2,960 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 Rowland Unified
State test results across the district's 18 scored schools run from Shelyn Elementary at 63.7% proficient to Rowland Elementary at 16.6%, a gap of 47.1 points. That is the 92nd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 19 district schools that reported both years went from 13,503 to 11,492 students (down 15%) and from 546 to 511 full-time teachers (down 6%), 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 Rowland Unified
Rowland Unified is a thinly populated public-school district in California. The district maintains 23 schools and enrolls approximately 11,541 students.
For a sense of the school types, Rowland Unified is made up of 15 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Rowland Unified runs about 502 students per school, 13% below the state mean of roughly 578.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Rowland Unified has decreased 9% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 12,731 students to 11,541. Rowland Unified now counts 21 public schools, up from 20 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Rowland Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.