Total enrollment
39,171
+851 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
68 schools in San Juan Unified
California · 39,171 students · 6 cities
San Juan Unified (California) covers 68 public K-12 schools and approximately 39,171 students, averaging 576 per school.
4-year change in San Juan Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
67
+2 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How San Juan Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #351 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 39,171 | #12 of 587 | #146 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 67 | #10 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #421 of 587 | #8,796 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 57.9% | #341 of 587 | #3,102 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #58 of 530 | #416 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 Juan Unified
State test results across the district's 59 scored schools run from Mariemont Elementary at 64.7% proficient to Encina High at 4.6%, a gap of 60.1 points. That is the 35th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 65 district schools that reported both years went from 39,967 to 38,558 students (down 4%) and from 1,654 to 1,699 full-time teachers (up 3%), 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 Juan Unified
San Juan Unified is a sparse public-school district in California. The district operates 68 schools and educates approximately 39,171 students.
In terms of grade levels, San Juan Unified is built around 43 elementary, 9 middle, 15 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 38,320 students in SY 2020-21 versus 39,171 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, San Juan Unified added 2 schools, going from 65 to 67.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for San Juan Unified discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.