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District directory · California · 2026–27

School districts in California by county

California has 987 regular public school districts across 58 counties, enrolling 5,201,297 students in 2024–25. California children must turn 5 by September 1 to start kindergarten, in every district — see the California kindergarten cutoff.

The largest is Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County (408,026 students). Los Angeles County has the most districts, 82. 36 have a full county directory page, linked below; every other district is listed by name in the table.

California counties and their districts

School districts in California by county, 2026–27
CountyDistrictsEnrollment (2024–25)School districts
Alameda County20202,608All 20 Alameda County districts →
Alpine County261Alpine County Unified, Alpine County Office of Education
Amador County24,059Amador County Unified, Amador County Office of Education
Butte County1313,231All 13 Butte County districts →
Calaveras County55,260Calaveras Unified, Mark Twain Union Elementary, Bret Harte Union High, Vallecito Union, Calaveras County Office of Education
Colusa County54,677Colusa Unified, Pierce Joint Unified, Williams Unified, Maxwell Unified, Princeton Joint Unified
Contra Costa County19156,518All 19 Contra Costa County districts →
Del Norte County23,720Del Norte County Unified, Del Norte County Office of Education
El Dorado County1624,051All 16 El Dorado County districts →
Fresno County30191,221All 30 Fresno County districts →
Glenn County75,116Orland Joint Unified, Willows Unified, Hamilton Unified, Glenn County Office of Education, Plaza Elementary, Lake Elementary, Stony Creek Joint Unified
Humboldt County3114,714All 31 Humboldt County districts →
Imperial County1735,160All 17 Imperial County districts →
Inyo County72,539Bishop Unified, Lone Pine Unified, Big Pine Unified, Owens Valley Unified, Round Valley Joint Elementary, Death Valley Unified, Inyo County Office of Education
Kern County47179,156All 47 Kern County districts →
Kings County1224,382All 12 Kings County districts →
Lake County79,876Konocti Unified, Kelseyville Unified, Middletown Unified, Lakeport Unified, Upper Lake Unified, Lucerne Elementary, Lake County Office of Education
Lassen County113,356Susanville Elementary, Lassen Union High, Janesville Union Elementary, Fort Sage Unified, Shaffer Union Elementary, Johnstonville Elementary, Richmond Elementary, Westwood Unified, Big Valley Joint Unified, Lassen County Office of Education, Ravendale-Termo Elementary
Los Angeles County821,115,142All 82 Los Angeles County districts →
Madera County1030,893Madera Unified, Golden Valley Unified, Chowchilla Elementary, Chawanakee Unified, Yosemite Unified, Chowchilla Union High, Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary, Madera County Superintendent of Schools, Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary, Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary
Marin County1829,610All 18 Marin County districts →
Mariposa County21,738Mariposa County Unified, Mariposa County Office of Education
Mendocino County1311,498All 13 Mendocino County districts →
Merced County2159,478All 21 Merced County districts →
Modoc County3855Modoc Joint Unified, Surprise Valley Joint Unified, Modoc County Office of Education
Mono County31,644Mammoth Unified, Eastern Sierra Unified, Mono County Office of Education
Monterey County2570,379All 25 Monterey County districts →
Napa County618,180Napa Valley Unified, Saint Helena Unified, Calistoga Joint Unified, Howell Mountain Elementary, Napa County Office of Education, Pope Valley Union Elementary
Nevada County1113,144All 11 Nevada County districts →
Orange County28403,322All 28 Orange County districts →
Placer County1563,851All 15 Placer County districts →
Plumas County21,686Plumas Unified, Plumas County Office of Education
Riverside County24392,423All 24 Riverside County districts →
Sacramento County13215,828All 13 Sacramento County districts →
San Benito County1211,497All 12 San Benito County districts →
San Bernardino County33353,514All 33 San Bernardino County districts →
San Diego County42385,422All 42 San Diego County districts →
San Francisco County249,171San Francisco Unified, San Francisco County Office of Education
San Joaquin County15132,421All 15 San Joaquin County districts →
San Luis Obispo County1132,103All 11 San Luis Obispo County districts →
San Mateo County2478,008All 24 San Mateo County districts →
Santa Barbara County2163,392All 21 Santa Barbara County districts →
Santa Clara County31212,737All 31 Santa Clara County districts →
Santa Cruz County1332,369All 13 Santa Cruz County districts →
Shasta County2522,229All 25 Shasta County districts →
Sierra County2414Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified, Sierra County Office of Education
Siskiyou County265,434All 26 Siskiyou County districts →
Solano County857,646Fairfield-Suisun Unified, Vacaville Unified, Vallejo City Unified, Travis Unified, Benicia Unified, Dixon Unified, River Delta Joint Unified, Solano County Office of Education
Sonoma County4158,016All 41 Sonoma County districts →
Stanislaus County25100,356All 25 Stanislaus County districts →
Sutter County1316,808All 13 Sutter County districts →
Tehama County1510,821All 15 Tehama County districts →
Trinity County101,461Trinity Alps Unified, Mountain Valley Unified, Douglas City Elementary, Burnt Ranch Elementary, Southern Trinity Joint Unified, Lewiston Elementary, Junction City Elementary, Trinity Center Elementary, Coffee Creek Elementary, Trinity County Office of Education
Tulare County45102,950All 45 Tulare County districts →
Tuolumne County125,311Sonora Union High, Summerville Union High, Sonora Elementary, Soulsbyville Elementary, Columbia Union, Summerville Elementary, Jamestown Elementary, Curtis Creek Elementary, Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified, Twain Harte, Belleview Elementary, Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools
Ventura County20116,796All 20 Ventura County districts →
Yolo County627,914Woodland Joint Unified, Davis Joint Unified, Washington Unified, Winters Joint Unified, Esparto Unified, Yolo County Office of Education
Yuba County615,131Marysville Joint Unified, Plumas Lake Elementary, Wheatland, Wheatland Union High, Yuba County Office of Education, Camptonville Elementary

Which district am I in?

Each district draws its own attendance boundaries, and a district can cross county lines, so the county your home is in narrows it down but does not settle it. The district office or its website can confirm which school serves your address. Kindergarten registration is also handled by the district, not the state.

Sources

District list, grades, school counts and websites: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) LEA Universe Directory, SY 2025-26 (preliminary, v0a), published July 1, 2026. Regular public districts only (NCES LEA types 1 and 2); charter-only, state-run and regional service agencies are not listed.
Enrollment: NCES CCD LEA Membership, SY 2024-25 (v1a), published December 29, 2025 — the newest year NCES has released.
Counties: NCES EDGE Public LEA Geocodes, SY 2024-25 (district office location) and NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files 2025 (grf25_lea_county) (counties each district boundary covers).
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