This is a list of closed

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s in California. There was a noticeable increase in closures starting about 1979, the year following the passage of

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. A change in funding changed the financial situation for these school districts. Schools were also closed for other reasons, including declining enrollments at the end of the

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, long term property ownership, population shift (older residents are less likely to produce new students), and

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.Equal Protection Considerations in School Closures; Tye, Kirk Ah
/ref> Each of these local decisions were taken by individual school boards (or entities who operated private schools); many of those attributions are discussed in the linked articles.

School name discontinued

Certain events, such as closure, can result in the discontinuation of a school's name. In some cases, the same location has been reopened with a similar name.

Moved

This is a list of schools which have changed locations, resulting in closure or reuse of the old campus.

Closed and reopened

References

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High schools in California