Redwood Empire News

Eureka City Schools had the highest enrollment among Humboldt County school districts, welcoming 3,719 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.5% of them were boys, and 47.5% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Eureka City Schools students was white, accounting for 44.3% of the student population.

Among the 32 districts in Humboldt County, Northern Humboldt Union High School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,962 students, while Fortuna Elementary School District welcomed 1,323 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Eureka City Schools roughly covers schools within Humboldt County and has a main office in Eureka.

In the previous school year, Eureka City Schools also had the highest number of students among Humboldt County districts.

In the last decade, enrollment in California elementary and secondary schools rose by at least 5%, while high school enrollment dropped 5%.

However, overall enrollment in California public schools is sliding, and the Public Policy Institute of California expects it to drop another 8% by the 2031-32 school year.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Eureka City Schools	Eureka	3,719
Northern Humboldt Union High School District	McKinleyville	1,962
Fortuna Elementary School District	Fortuna	1,323
Arcata Elementary School District	Arcata	1,124
Fortuna Union High School District	Fortuna	1,066
Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District	Hoopa	962
McKinleyville Union Elementary School District	McKinleyville	928
South Bay Union Elementary School District	Eureka	850
Humboldt County Office of Education	Eureka	830
Southern Humboldt Joint Unified School District	Miranda	708
Pacific Union Elementary School District	Arcata	571
Cutten Elementary School District	Eureka	562
Ferndale Unified School District	Ferndale	469
Jacoby Creek Elementary School District	Bayside	459
Rio Dell Elementary School District	Rio Dell	334
Freshwater Elementary School District	Eureka	307
Hydesville Elementary School District	Hydesville	217
Scotia Union Elementary School District	Scotia	182
Blue Lake Union Elementary School District	Blue Lake	172
Trinidad Union Elementary School District	Trinidad	169
Cuddeback Union Elementary School District	Carlotta	152
Fieldbrook Elementary School District	McKinleyville	108
Loleta Union Elementary School District	Loleta	103
Peninsula Union School District	Samoa	78
Garfield Elementary School District	Eureka	69
Bridgeville Elementary School District	Bridgeville	37
Mattole Unified School District	Petrolia	34
Kneeland Elementary School District	Kneeland	32
Big Lagoon Union Elementary School District	Trinidad	15
Green Point Elementary School District	Blue Lake	14
Orick Elementary School District	Orick	10
Maple Creek Elementary School District	Korbel	6