Section 5206 Of Article 1. Districts Governed From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.

. Whenever a unified school district has within its boundaries a chartered city or a city with a population of more than 8,000 or whenever the average daily attendance of a unified school district is 1,500 or more, for all purposes the district shall be deemed a city school district governed by a city board of education and the governing board thereof shall be deemed a city board of education.