Total enrollment
44,080
-2,461 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
76 schools in San Bernardino City Unified
California · 44,080 students · 2 cities
Of the 76 public K-12 schools run by San Bernardino City Unified, combined student count is roughly 44,080, with 52 elementary, 11 middle, and 10 high.
4-year change in San Bernardino City Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
72
-2 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How San Bernardino City Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #423 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 44,080 | #8 of 587 | #119 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 72 | #8 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #177 of 587 | #8,449 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 92.2% | #23 of 587 | #636 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #434 of 530 | #4,915 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 San Bernardino City Unified
State test results across the district's 66 scored schools run from Richardson PREP HI Middle at 84.7% proficient to H. Frank Dominguez Elementary at 12.7%, a gap of 72.0 points. That is the 15th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 71 district schools that reported both years went from 49,231 to 43,734 students (down 11%) and from 1,969 to 2,124 full-time teachers (up 8%), 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 San Bernardino City Unified
San Bernardino City Unified is a rural-scale public-school district in California. The district maintains 76 schools and educates approximately 44,080 students.
For a sense of the school types, San Bernardino City Unified consists of 52 elementary, 11 middle, 10 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 5%: 46,541 students in SY 2020-21 versus 44,080 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 74 to 72 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for San Bernardino City Unified discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.