3 of 4 high school graduates in OC attended college last year

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