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Understanding District Size
(4 Charts)
Most districts in the
Five County Region are unified school districts.
(Chart 1 of 4)
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Districts by Region and Type, 2004-2005 |
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|
Special School District |
Elementary School District |
Secondary School District |
Unified School District |
|
Los Angeles County |
5 |
28 |
5 |
47 |
|
Orange County |
1 |
12 |
3 |
12 |
|
Riverside County |
2 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
|
San Bernardino County |
2 |
11 |
2 |
20 |
|
Ventura County |
2 |
11 |
2 |
7 |
|
Five County Region |
12 |
66 |
13 |
104 |
Data Source:
http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
The ten largest districts in the
Five County Region vary wildly in size.
(Chart 2 of 4)
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Ten Largest Districts in the Five County Region, 2004-2005 |
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|
Rank |
School District |
County |
Enrollment |
|
1 |
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED |
Los Angeles County |
741,367 |
|
2 |
LONG BEACH UNIFIED |
Los Angeles County |
96,319 |
|
3 |
SANTA ANA UNIFIED |
Orange County |
61,693 |
|
4 |
SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED |
San Bernardino County |
59,105 |
|
5 |
CAPISTRANO UNIFIED |
Orange County |
50,615 |
|
6 |
GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED |
Orange County |
50,030 |
|
7 |
CORONA-NORCO UNIFIED |
Riverside County |
45,551 |
|
8 |
RIVERSIDE UNIFIED |
Riverside County |
42,521 |
|
9 |
FONTANA UNIFIED |
San Bernardino County |
42,050 |
|
10 |
MONTEBELLO UNIFIED |
Los Angeles County |
36,000 |
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Ten Largest Districts in Los Angeles County, 2004-2005 |
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|
Rank |
School District |
County |
Enrollment |
|
1 |
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED |
Los Angeles County |
741,367 |
|
2 |
LONG BEACH UNIFIED |
Los Angeles County |
96,319 |
|
3 |
MONTEBELLO UNIFIED |
Los Angeles County |
36,000 |
|
4 |
POMONA UNIFIED |
Los Angeles County |
34,657 |
|
5 |
COMPTON UNIFIED |
Los Angeles County |
31,449 |
|
6 |
GLENDALE UNIFIED |
Los Angeles County |
28,816 |
|
7 |
TORRANCE UNIFIED |
Los Angeles County |
25,447 |
|
8 |
HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED |
Los Angeles County |
24,955 |
|
9 |
ANTELOPE VALLEY UNION HIGH |
Los Angeles County |
23,900 |
|
10 |
NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIFIED |
Los Angeles County |
23,769 |
Data Source:
http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
Median district size
grew due to increases in number of school age children.
(Chart 3 of 4)
Data Source:
http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
- Throughout the Five County Region, the median district size is
between 7,700 and 8,900.
- Districts tend to be somewhat smaller Outside Los Angeles
County.
- Los Angeles Unified School District is not included in this
chart since it is a school district itself.
- LAUSD is far larger than the median district size in any county.
Los Angeles Unified
School District is significantly larger than other districts.
(Chart 4 of 4)
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Median District Enrollment and LAUSD Enrollment, 1993-2005 |
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|
Five County Region |
Outside Los Angeles County |
Los Angeles County |
Los Angeles Unified School District |
|
|
Median District Size (Enrollment) |
Enrollment |
|
1993-1994 |
7,043 |
7,638 |
6,219 |
639,129 |
|
1994-1995 |
7109 |
7,876 |
6,730 |
632,973 |
|
1995-1996 |
7,308 |
8,048 |
6,942 |
647,612 |
|
1996-1997 |
7,769 |
8,150 |
6,930 |
667,305 |
|
1997-1998 |
7,856 |
8,304 |
6,730 |
680,430 |
|
1998-1999 |
7,633 |
8,529 |
6,730 |
695,885 |
|
1999-2000 |
7,833 |
8,894 |
7,491 |
710,007 |
|
2000-2001 |
7,969 |
9,131 |
7,652 |
721,346 |
|
2001-2002 |
8,016 |
9,308 |
7,737 |
735,058 |
|
2002-2003 |
8,134 |
8,881 |
7,717 |
746,852 |
|
2003-2004 |
7,991 |
7,659 |
8,305 |
747,009 |
|
2004-2005 |
8,040 |
7,907 |
8,145 |
741,367 |
Last Updated:
October 08, 2013
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