California Department of Education | California Department of Education
California Department of Education | California Department of Education
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.3% identified as male, 48.4% as female, and 0.3% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.
Data also showed that white students made up 47% of the student body, the largest percentage in the county, followed by Hispanic or Latino students at 24.7% (938 students), American Indian or Alaska Native students at 14.6% (555 students) and multiracial students at 9.2% (351 students).
Del Norte High School had the highest enrollment among Del Norte County's 97 schools in the 2023-24 academic year, welcoming 923 students.
After peaking at 6.3 million in the early 2000s, public school enrollment in California has marked its seventh consecutive decline in the 2023-24 school year, with projections indicating it could fall to approximately 5.2 million by the 2033-34 school year. This trend is attributed to lower birth rates, slowed immigration, and families relocating out of state due to high housing costs. Rural and coastal districts have been particularly affected, facing tough decisions such as school closures and staffing reductions.
Although chronic absenteeism in California decreased in 2023, it remains double the pre-pandemic rate. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, chronic absenteeism in the state public schools reached 25% in 2023, up from 12% in 2019.
| School name | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Norte High School | 1,006 | 923 | -8.3% |
| Crescent Elk Middle School | 491 | 527 | 7.3% |
| Redwood Elementary School | 477 | 461 | -3.4% |
| Castle Rock | 351 | 337 | -4% |
| Joe Hamilton Elementary School | 306 | 292 | -4.6% |
| Pine Grove Elementary School | 280 | 260 | -7.1% |
| Mary Peacock Elementary School | 230 | 252 | 9.6% |
| Smith River Elementary School | 245 | 233 | -4.9% |
| Bess Maxwell Elementary School | 233 | 232 | -0.4% |
| Sunset High School | 98 | 101 | 3.1% |
| Margaret Keating Elementary School | 95 | 95 | 0% |
| Mountain Elementary School | 39 | 51 | 30.8% |
| Del Norte Community | 27 | 31 | 14.8% |
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