North Inland News

Escondido Union School District had a total attendance of 18,473 students during the 2018-19 school year, according to the California Department of Education. Compared to the previous year, the district had a 50.6 percent decrease in the student population.

According to numbers provided by the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see a decrease of three percent in public elementary and secondary school enrollment from 2017-2029. The state expected to see the largest drop in enrollment in New Mexico with a projected 12% decrease, while Washington D.C. is projected to see a 14% increase over the same period.

In a survey conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, seven percent of respondents said large class sizes was the biggest issue facing California’s K-12 schools. In the same survey, 50% of the respondents said they didn’t view the financial resources their local public school was getting as adequate.

Rank	District	Attendance
1	Los Angeles Unified School District	605,310
2	San Diego Unified School District	123,795
3	Fresno Unified School District	73,223
4	Long Beach Unified School District	72,947
5	Elk Grove Unified School District	63,682
6	San Francisco Unified School District	60,309
7	Capistrano Unified School District	53,199
8	Corona-Norco Unified School District	52,877
9	San Bernardino City Unified School District	52,606
10	Santa Ana Unified School District	51,444
11	San Juan Unified School District	50,404
12	Oakland Unified School District	50,051
13	Sacramento City Unified School District	46,623
14	Clovis Unified School District	43,214
15	Garden Grove Unified School District	42,265
16	Riverside Unified School District	42,107
17	Stockton Unified School District	41,571
18	Kern High School District	40,340
19	Sweetwater Union High School District	39,856
20	Poway Unified School District	36,361
21	Fontana Unified School District	36,276
22	Fremont Unified School District	35,495
23	Irvine Unified School District	35,255
24	Moreno Valley Unified School District	32,725
25	San Ramon Valley Unified School District	32,101
26	West Contra Costa Unified School District	31,627
27	Lodi Unified School District	31,588
28	Twin Rivers Unified School District	31,426
29	San Jose Unified School District	31,042
30	Mt. Diablo Unified School District	30,826
31	Bakersfield City School District	30,782
32	Anaheim Union High School District	30,270
33	Chula Vista Elementary School District	30,130
34	Temecula Valley Unified School District	29,589
35	Visalia Unified School District	29,096
36	Desert Sands Unified School District	28,610
37	Chino Valley Unified School District	28,063
38	Orange Unified School District	27,437
39	Saddleback Valley Unified School District	26,717
40	East Side Union High School District	26,517
41	Glendale Unified School District	25,734
42	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District	25,459
43	Montebello Unified School District	25,359
44	Rialto Unified School District	25,045
45	William S. Hart Union High School District	24,377
46	Vista Unified School District	24,174
47	Hesperia Unified School District	24,122
48	Chaffey Joint Union High School District	23,783
49	Tustin Unified School District	23,749
50	Manteca Unified School District	23,588
51	Torrance Unified School District	23,302
52	Murrieta Valley Unified School District	23,234
53	Pomona Unified School District	23,117
54	Compton Unified School District	22,956
55	Palm Springs Unified School District	22,686
56	Palmdale Elementary School District	22,465
57	Antelope Valley Union High School District	22,442
58	Hayward Unified School District	22,313
59	Downey Unified School District	21,995
60	Hemet Unified School District	21,977
61	Colton Joint Unified School District	21,956
62	Lake Elsinore Unified School District	21,801
63	Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District	21,365
64	Grossmont Union High School District	21,273
65	San Marcos Unified School District	21,095
66	Redlands Unified School District	21,052
67	Madera Unified School District	21,038
68	Newport-Mesa Unified School District	20,625
69	Folsom-Cordova Unified School District	20,544
70	Ontario-Montclair School District	20,541
71	ABC Unified School District	20,402
72	Val Verde Unified School District	20,109
73	Pajaro Valley Unified School District	20,096
74	Oceanside Unified School District	19,737
75	Jurupa Unified School District	19,281
76	Panama-Buena Vista Union School District	18,621
77	Alvord Unified School District	18,479
78	Escondido Union School District	18,473
79	Conejo Valley Unified School District	18,380
80	Hacienda la Puente Unified School District	18,081
81	Coachella Valley Unified School District	18,013
82	Napa Valley Unified School District	17,834
83	Pasadena Unified School District	17,588
84	Oxnard Union High School District	17,503
85	Cajon Valley Union School District	17,445
86	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District	17,362
87	Cupertino Union School District	17,351
88	Anaheim Elementary School District	17,332
89	Antioch Unified School District	17,025
90	Santa Maria-Bonita School District	16,940
91	Alhambra Unified School District	16,462
92	Simi Valley Unified School District	16,422
93	Ventura Unified School District	16,334
94	Oxnard School District	16,129
95	Huntington Beach Union High School District	15,943
96	Tracy Joint Unified School District	15,904
97	Baldwin Park Unified School District	15,874
98	Central Unified School District	15,873
99	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District	15,819
100	Salinas Union High School District	15,818
101	Modesto City Elementary School District	15,543
102	Modesto City High School District	15,414
103	Santa Clara Unified School District	15,362
104	Natomas Unified School District	15,271
105	Lancaster Elementary School District	15,253
106	Burbank Unified School District	15,159
107	Pleasanton Unified School District	14,895
108	Paramount Unified School District	14,837
109	Ceres Unified School District	14,827
110	Santa Barbara Unified School District	14,796
111	Apple Valley Unified School District	14,631
112	Chico Unified School District	14,356
113	Vallejo City Unified School District	14,287
114	Turlock Unified School District	14,226
115	Porterville Unified School District	14,205
116	Etiwanda Elementary School District	14,081
117	Rocklin Unified School District	14,070
118	Rowland Unified School District	13,938
119	Walnut Valley Unified School District	13,868
120	Lynwood Unified School District	13,755
121	Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District	13,717
122	Fullerton Joint Union High School District	13,678
123	West Covina Unified School District	13,561
124	Vacaville Unified School District	13,249
125	Yuba City Unified School District	13,100
126	San Dieguito Union High School District	13,099
127	Fullerton Elementary School District	13,059
128	Victor Elementary School District	12,769
129	La Mesa-Spring Valley School District	12,382
130	Sanger Unified School District	12,305
131	Dublin Unified School District	12,040
132	Palo Alto Unified School District	11,949
133	Menifee Union Elementary School District	11,937
134	Dehesa Elementary School District	11,705
134	San Mateo-Foster City School District	11,705
136	Covina-Valley Unified School District	11,684
137	Santa Clara County Office of Education	11,679
138	Bellflower Unified School District	11,659
139	Gilroy Unified School District	11,641
140	San Jacinto Unified School District	11,541
141	Inglewood Unified School District	11,463
142	Carlsbad Unified School District	11,395
143	Whittier Union High School District	11,345
144	Roseville City Elementary School District	11,328
145	Victor Valley Union High School District	11,327
146	Pittsburg Unified School District	11,315
147	New Haven Unified School District	11,260
148	Alameda Unified School District	11,227
149	San Lorenzo Unified School District	11,223
150	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District	11,159
151	Las Virgenes Unified School District	11,115
152	Los Banos Unified School District	11,075
153	Santa Rosa High School District	11,006
154	Merced City Elementary School District	11,002
155	Fremont Union High School District	10,973
156	Perris Union High School District	10,873
157	Riverside County Office of Education	10,868
158	Evergreen Elementary School District	10,837
159	Alum Rock Union Elementary School District	10,740
160	Beaumont Unified School District	10,715
161	Upland Unified School District	10,684
162	Monterey Peninsula Unified School District	10,658
163	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District	10,616
164	Merced Union High School District	10,523
165	Lucia Mar Unified School District	10,363
166	Roseville Joint Union High School District	10,290
167	Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District	10,263
168	Sequoia Union High School District	10,197
169	Milpitas Unified School District	10,172
170	Berkeley Unified School District	10,154
171	Lompoc Unified School District	10,043
172	Bonita Unified School District	10,014
173	Redondo Beach Unified School District	9,998
174	Woodland Joint Unified School District	9,992
175	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District	9,975
176	Marysville Joint Unified School District	9,933
177	Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District	9,863
178	Oak Grove Elementary School District	9,852
179	Saugus Union School District	9,789
180	Los Alamitos Unified School District	9,720
181	Westside Union Elementary School District	9,622
182	Tulare City School District	9,588
183	Greenfield Union School District	9,562
184	San Mateo Union High School District	9,559
185	Escondido Union High School District	9,498
186	Arcadia Unified School District	9,339
187	Lincoln Unified School District	9,330
188	Western Placer Unified School District	9,307
189	Castro Valley Unified School District	9,255
190	Calexico Unified School District	9,246
191	Brentwood Union Elementary School District	9,165
192	Westminster School District	9,114
193	Morgan Hill Unified School District	8,929
194	San Leandro Unified School District	8,904
195	Alisal Union School District	8,835
196	Redwood City Elementary School District	8,712
197	Los Angeles County Office of Education	8,699
198	Salinas City Elementary School District	8,689
199	Adelanto Elementary School District	8,670
200	Morongo Unified School District	8,614