List of school districts in California

This is a list of school districts in California.

California school districts are of several varieties, usually a Unified district, which includes all of the Elementary and High Schools in the same geographic area; Elementary school districts, which includes K–6 or K–8 schools only, which may have several elementary districts within one high school district's geographic area; and High School Districts, which include one or more high schools in the same geographic area. Elementary districts sometimes includes the word Elementary within their names, but often do not. Sometimes the words Joint and/or Union are included in the district's name. A joint school district serves students from more than one county. When a school district becomes divided by a new or adjusted county boundary, it automatically becomes a joint district unless otherwise specified. A union elementary school district was formed as the result of a merger between two previous school districts, while a union high school district serves students from multiple elementary school districts.

Elementary school districts can be classified as: basic district, city district, regular district, union district, or joint union district. High school districts can be categorized as a union district, a city district, a joint union district, or a county district. These, along with unified school districts and community college districts, are counted as separate governments by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The typical district grade configurations in California are elementary (K–8), high (9–12), and unified (K–12), but there are some K–6 elementary districts and a handful of 7–12 high school districts. Districts sometimes merge or consolidate; the number of districts can change annually.

County-operated special service schools and school district-operated special schools are not counted as separate governments by the Census Bureau.

Most of the school districts are listed here, by their public name which they call themselves on their district websites.

Alameda County

Alameda Unified School District Albany Unified School District Berkeley Unified School District Castro Valley Unified School District Dublin Unified School District Emery Unified School District Fremont Unified School District Hayward Unified School District Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Mountain House Elementary School District New Haven Unified School District Newark Unified School District Oakland Unified School District Piedmont Unified School District Pleasanton Unified School District San Leandro Unified School District San Lorenzo Unified School District KIPP King Collegiate High School Sunol Glen Unified School District

Alpine County Alpine County Unified School District

Amador County Amador County Unified School District

Butte County

Bangor Union Elementary School District Biggs Unified School District Chico Unified School District Durham Unified School District Golden Feather Union Elementary School District Gridley Unified School District Manzanita Elementary School District Oroville City Elementary School District Oroville Union High School District Palermo Union School District Paradise Unified School District Pioneer Union Elementary School District Thermalito Union School District

Calaveras County

Bret Harte Union High School District Calaveras Unified School District Mark Twain Union Elementary School District Vallecito Union School District

Colusa County

Colusa Unified School District Maxwell Unified School District Pierce Joint Unified School District Williams Unified School District

Contra Costa County

Acalanes Union High School District Antioch Unified School District Brentwood Union School District Byron Union School District Canyon Elementary School District John Swett Unified School District Knightsen Elementary School District Lafayette School District Liberty Union High School District Martinez Unified School District Moraga School District Mount Diablo Unified School District Oakley Union Elementary School District Orinda Union School District Pittsburg Unified School District San Ramon Valley Unified School District Walnut Creek School District West Contra Costa Unified School District

Del Norte County Del Norte Unified School District

El Dorado County

Black Oak Mine Unified School District Buckeye Union School District Camino Union School District El Dorado Union High School District Gold Oak Union School District Gold Trail Union School District Lake Tahoe Unified School District Latrobe School District Mother Lode Union School District Omo Ranch School District Pioneer Union School District Placerville Union School District Pollock Pines School District Rescue Union School District Silver Fork School District

Fresno County

Alvina Elementary Charter School District Big Creek Elementary School District Burrel Union Elementary School District Caruthers Unified School District Central Unified School District Clay Joint Elementary School District Clovis Unified School District Coalinga-Huron Unified School District Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District Fowler Unified School District Fresno Unified School District Golden Plains Unified School District Kerman Unified School District Kings Canyon Unified School District Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Kingsburg Joint Union High School District Laton Joint Unified School District Mendota Unified School District Orange Center Elementary School District Pacific Union School District Parlier Unified School District Pine Ridge Elementary School District Raisin City Elementary School District Riverdale Unified School District Sanger Unified School District Selma Unified School District Sierra Unified School District Washington Colony Elementary School District Washington Unified School District West Park Elementary School District Westside Elementary School District

Glenn County

Capay Joint Union School District Hamilton Unified School District Lake Elementary School District Orland Unified School District Plaza Elementary School District Princeton Joint Unified School District Stony Creek Joint Unified School District Willows Unified School District

Humboldt County

Arcata School District Big Lagoon Union Elementary School District Blue Lake Union Elementary School District Bridgeville Elementary School District Cuddeback Elementary School District Cutten Elementary School District Eureka City Schools Ferndale Unified School District Fieldbrook Elementary School District Fortuna Elementary School District Fortuna Union High School District Freshwater School District Garfield Elementary School District Hydesville Elementary School District Jacoby Creek Charter School District Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District Kneeland Elementary School District Loleta Union Elementary School District Maple Creek Elementary School District Mattole Unified School District McKinleyville Union School District Northern Humboldt High School District Orick Elementary School District Pacific Union School District Peninsula Union School District Rio Dell School District Scotia Union School District South Bay Union School District Southern Humboldt Unified School District Trinidad Union School District

Imperial County

Brawley Elementary School District Brawley Union High School District Calexico Unified School District Calipatria Unified School District Central Union High School District El Centro School District Heber School District Holtville Unified School District Imperial Unified School District Magnolia Union School District McCabe Union School District Meadows Union School District Mulberry Elementary School District San Pasqual Valley Unified School District Seeley Union School District Westmorland Union Elementary School District

Inyo County

Big Pine Unified School District Bishop Unified School District Death Valley Unified School District Lone Pine Unified School District Owens Valley Unified School District Round Valley School District

Kern County

Arvin Union School District Bakersfield City School District Beardsley School District Blake School District Buttonwillow Union School District Caliente Union School District Delano Union Elementary School District Delano Joint Union High School District Di Giorgio School District Edison School District El Tejon Unified School District Elk Hills School District Fairfax School District Fruitvale School District General Shafter School District Greenfield Union School District Kern High School District Kernville Union School District Lakeside Union School District Lamont School District Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union School District Lost Hills Union School District Maple Elementary School District Maricopa Unified School District McFarland Unified School District McKittrick Elementary School District Midway School District Mojave Unified School District Muroc Joint Unified School District Norris School District Panama Buena Vista Union School District Pond Union School District Richland School District Rio Bravo-Greeley Union School District Rosedale Union School District Semitropic School District Sierra Sands Unified School District South Fork Union School District Southern Kern Unified School District Standard School District Taft City School District Taft Union High School District Tehachapi Unified School District Vineland School District Wasco Union Elementary School District Wasco Union High School District

Kings County

Armona Union School District Central Union Elementary School District Corcoran Unified School District Hanford Elementary School District Hanford Joint Union High School District Island Union Elementary School District Kings River-Hardwick Joint Union School District Kit Carson Union School District Lakeside School District Lemoore Union Elementary School District Lemoore Union High School District Pioneer Union Elementary School District Reef-Sunset Unified School District

Lake County

Kelseyville Unified School District Konocti Unified School District Lakeport Unified School District Lucerne Elementary School District Middletown Unified School District Upper Lake Unified School District

Lassen County

Big Valley Joint Unified School District Fort Sage Unified School District Janesville Union Elementary School District Johnstonville Elementary School District Lassen Union High School District Ravendale-Termo Elementary School District Richmond Elementary School District Shaffer Union Elementary School District Susanville School District Westwood Unified School District

Los Angeles County

ABC Unified School District Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District Alhambra Unified School District Antelope Valley Union High School District Arcadia Unified School District Azusa Unified School District Baldwin Park Unified School District Bassett Unified School District Bellflower Unified School District Beverly Hills Unified School District Bonita Unified School District Burbank Unified School District Castaic Union School District Centinela Valley Union High School District Charter Oak Unified School District Claremont Unified School District Compton Unified School District Covina-Valley Unified School District Culver City Unified School District Downey Unified School District Duarte Unified School District East Whittier City School District Eastside Union School District El Monte City School District El Monte Union High School District El Rancho Unified School District El Segundo Unified School District Garvey School District Glendale Unified School District Glendora Unified School District Gorman Joint School District Hacienda La Puente Unified School District