Total enrollment
25,133
-6,377 (-20%) vs SY 2017-18
54 schools in West Contra Costa Unified
California · 25,133 students · 7 cities
Looking at the West Contra Costa Unified system: 54 public K-12 schools serving approximately 25,133 students inside California, averaging 465 per campus.
7-year change in West Contra Costa Unified
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
52
-10 (-16%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
10%
was 10%
% Hispanic
55%
was 55%
% Black
11%
was 16%
% Asian
16%
was 15%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About West Contra Costa Unified
West Contra Costa Unified is a sparse public-school district in California. The district runs 54 schools and instructs approximately 25,133 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, West Contra Costa Unified consists of 39 elementary, 6 middle, 8 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in West Contra Costa Unified is about 465, lower than the California average of roughly 578.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment fell 20%: 31,510 students in SY 2017-18 versus 25,133 in SY 2024-25. West Contra Costa Unified now counts 52 public schools, down from 62 in SY 2017-18. Demographically, the Black share of enrollment contracted from 16% to 11%.
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