5.85 M
K-12 enrollment
2023-24
≈ 2.6 M
Higher-ed enrollment
Gradual decline
Trend
Historical data
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Compared to the United States
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Side-by-side comparison of California vs. the U.S. average.
National ranking
How states rank by k-12 enrollment.
| #1 | Texas | 5,500,000 |
| #2 | Colorado | 880,000 |
| #3 | Minnesota | 875,000 |
| #4 | Louisiana | 700,000 |
| #5 | Utah | 680,000 |
| #6 | Kentucky | 620,000 |
| #7 | Oregon | 545,000 |
| #8 | Nevada | 490,000 |
| #9 | New Mexico | 320,000 |
| #10 | New Hampshire | 175,000 |
| #11 | Maine | 165,000 |
| #12 | Montana | 147,000 |
| #13 | South Dakota | 145,000 |
| #14 | Rhode Island | 136,000 |
| #15 | Delaware | 138 |
| #16 | Wyoming | 50 |
| #17 | Vermont | 47 |
| #18 | Florida | 2.85 |
| #19 | Illinois | 1.85 |
| #20 | Georgia | 1.75M |
| #21 | Ohio | 1.65M |
| #22 | North Carolina | 1.52M |
| #23 | Michigan | 1.43M |
| #24 | New Jersey | 1.37M |
| #25 | Virginia | 1.26M |
| #26 | Arizona | 1.13M |
| #27 | Indiana | 1.11M |
| #28 | Washington | 1.08M |
| #29 | Massachusetts | 0.913M |
| #30 | Missouri | 0.87M |
| #31 | Wisconsin | 0.81M |
Overview
California enrolls about 5.85 million K-12 students and 2.6 million higher-education students, with K-12 enrollment slowly declining due to lower birth rates and out-migration.