About 76 percent of high school graduates in Orange County last year went on to enroll in college, according to new figures released by the state.
The California Department of Education recently released the new College-Going Report, which features data showing college enrollment broken down by student group and postsecondary institutions at the state, county, district and school levels.
Statewide, about 66 percent of graduates from the Class of 2018 went on to college. All 15 Orange County districts that operate high schools had a college-going rate well above the state average.
The data categorizes college-going graduates by their enrollment in four-year colleges and universities, and community colleges. It also identifies students who enrolled in private colleges and universities, and those who attended out-of-state schools.
Here is a district-by-district table showing college-going rates in OC for the Class of 2018, including how many students from each district attended the different college and university systems. Click on the district’s name for more detailed information.
| District | College-going rate | University of California | California State Univ. | Calif. community college | Calif. private college | Out-of-state college |
| Anaheim Union High | 71% | 316 | 573 | 2,162 | 96 | 127 |
| Brea-Olinda Unified | 76% | 31 | 60 | 177 | 36 | 55 |
| Capistrano Unified | 80% | 299 | 387 | 1,566 | 189 | 708 |
| Fullerton Joint Union High | 73% | 320 | 421 | 1,279 | 194 | 248 |
| Garden Grove Unified | 78% | 332 | 659 | 1,539 | 50 | 54 |
| Huntington Beach Union High | 82% | 313 | 587 | 1,797 | 129 | 281 |
| Irvine Unified | 84% | 425 | 163 | 922 | 159 | 384 |
| Laguna Beach Unified | 82% | 21 | 22 | 79 | 22 | 71 |
| Los Alamitos Unified | 85% | 66 | 200 | 234 | 52 | 145 |
| Newport-Mesa Unified | 74% | 112 | 125 | 570 | 91 | 258 |
| Orange Unified | 70% | 169 | 206 | 955 | 90 | 149 |
| Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | 78% | 158 | 221 | 884 | 128 | 241 |
| Saddleback Valley Unified | 77% | 128 | 197 | 1,042 | 111 | 326 |
| Santa Ana Unified | 77% | 198 | 329 | 1,757 | 73 | 50 |
| Tustin Unified | 79% | 227 | 222 | 666 | 92 | 199 |
| Orange County | 76% | 3,117 | 4,377 | 15,819 | 1,524 | 3,308 |
| State | 66% | 28,162 | 47,823 | 142,433 | 12,600 | 26,770 |