Total enrollment
94,828
-1,014 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
175 schools in San Diego Unified
California · 94,828 students · 2 cities
175 public schools operate under San Diego Unified, with roughly 94,828 K-12 students enrolled (120 elementary, 24 middle, and 25 high).
4-year change in San Diego Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
174
+1 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How San Diego Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #157 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 94,828 | #2 of 587 | #30 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 174 | #2 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #457 of 587 | #8,839 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 59.6% | #324 of 587 | #2,904 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #43 of 530 | #300 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 Diego Unified
State test results across the district's 163 scored schools run from Holmes Elementary at 87.2% proficient to Logan Memorial Educational Campus at 14.1%, a gap of 73.1 points. That is the 12th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 171 district schools that reported both years went from 101,649 to 92,788 students (down 9%) and from 4,314 to 4,037 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 San Diego Unified
San Diego Unified runs 175 public schools across California, collectively hosting roughly 94,828 students.
For a sense of the school types, San Diego Unified covers 120 elementary, 24 middle, 25 high schools, and 6 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 94,828 students, remained close to its prior level from the 95,842 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 173 to 174 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for San Diego Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.