10,463 schools in California
58 counties · 1011 cities · Public K-12
Public education in California covers 10,463 schools spread across 58 counties. Los Angeles Unified is the largest district by enrollment. The directory below organizes them by geography.
Test scores
Reading, SY 2023-24. State average: 47.6% met or exceeded.Top 5 schools
- 99.4%
- 99.0%
- 98.6%
- 98.4%
- 98.3%
Lowest 5 schools
- 2.6%
- 2.9%
- 3.5%
- 3.7%
- 3.9%
Counties
Los Angeles County2,244 schools→San Diego County766 schools→Orange County649 schools→San Bernardino County583 schools→Riverside County543 schools→Santa Clara County412 schools→Alameda County394 schools→Sacramento County387 schools→Fresno County368 schools→Contra Costa County280 schools→Kern County279 schools→San Joaquin County251 schools→Ventura County238 schools→Tulare County196 schools→Stanislaus County190 schools→Sonoma County184 schools→San Mateo County176 schools→Monterey County153 schools→San Francisco County132 schools→Santa Barbara County129 schools→Placer County123 schools→Merced County117 schools→Solano County110 schools→Butte County96 schools→Shasta County95 schools→Humboldt County92 schools→San Luis Obispo County83 schools→Santa Cruz County83 schools→Madera County81 schools→Imperial County76 schools→Marin County75 schools→El Dorado County69 schools→Kings County67 schools→Yolo County67 schools→Mendocino County66 schools→Siskiyou County52 schools→Nevada County46 schools→Sutter County46 schools→Lake County43 schools→Napa County43 schools→Tehama County41 schools→Yuba County41 schools→Tuolumne County30 schools→San Benito County28 schools→Glenn County25 schools→Lassen County25 schools→Calaveras County23 schools→Colusa County23 schools→Inyo County23 schools→Trinity County19 schools→Del Norte County16 schools→Mariposa County16 schools→Amador County15 schools→Mono County15 schools→Plumas County15 schools→Modoc County10 schools→Sierra County7 schools→Alpine County5 schools→