Redding Today

Yreka High School had the highest enrollment among Siskiyou County schools, welcoming 669 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, 53.1% of them were boys, 46.3% were girls, and 0.6% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 59.9% of Yreka High School's total enrollment.

Among the 39 schools in Siskiyou County, Evergreen Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 447 students, while Jackson Street Elementary School welcomed 438 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Yreka High School is part of Yreka Union High School District, which roughly covers schools within Siskiyou County and has a main office in Yreka.

In the previous school year, Yreka High School also had the highest number of students among Siskiyou County schools.

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 predicted by the Public Policy Institute of California to drop another 8% by the 2031-32 school year.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Yreka High School	Yreka	669
Evergreen Elementary School	Yreka	447
Jackson Street Elementary School	Yreka	438
Weed Elementary School	Weed	323
Sisson	Mount Shasta	270
Mt. Shasta High School	Mount Shasta	266
Tulelake Basin Elementary School	Tulelake	237
Butte Valley Elementary School	Dorris	201
Weed High School	Weed	195
Mt. Shasta Elementary School	Mount Shasta	194
Grenada Elementary School	Grenada	192
Etna Union High School	Etna	180
Tulelake High School	Tulelake	174
Scott Valley Junior High School	Fort Jones	170
Montague Elementary School	Montague	169
Butteville Elementary School	Weed	166
Big Springs Elementary School	Montague	153
Fort Jones Elementary School	Fort Jones	144
Etna Elementary School	Etna	117
Happy Camp Union Elementary School	Happy Camp	107
Dunsmuir Elementary School	Dunsmuir	93
Butte Valley High School	Dorris	78
Siskiyou County Special Education	Yreka	67
Dunsmuir High School	Dunsmuir	66
Happy Camp High School	Happy Camp	60
Delphic Elementary School	Montague	57
Discovery High School	Yreka	53
McCloud Elementary School	Mccloud	48
Willow Creek Elementary School	Montague	44
Gazelle Elementary School	Gazelle	35
Hornbrook Elementary School	Hornbrook	35
Seiad Elementary School	Seiad Valley	19
Bogus Elementary School	Montague	16
Junction Elementary School	Somes Bar	13
Little Shasta Elementary School	Montague	12
Scott River High School	Etna	11
McCloud High School	McCloud	10
Klamath River Elementary School	Horse Creek	5
Yreka Community Day	Yreka	4