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Shasta County: 0.7% more students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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California Department of Education | California Department of Education

California Department of Education | California Department of Education

There were 22,320 students enrolled in Shasta County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.2% identified as male, 47.7% as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that white students made up 62.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in the county, followed by Hispanic or Latino students at 18.5% (4,131 students), multiracial students at 6.6% (1,484 students) and American Indian or Alaska Native students at 4.3% (956 students).

Foothill High School had the highest enrollment among Shasta County's 538 schools in the 2023-24 academic year, welcoming 1,432 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.

Enrollment in Shasta County Schools Over 7 Years

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Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Shasta County Schools
School nameTotal Enrollment in 2022-23Total Enrollment in 2023-24% Change
Foothill High School1,3981,4322.4%
Shasta High School1,3331,284-3.7%
Enterprise High School1,1091,1584.4%
Boulder Creek Elementary School874828-5.3%
Turtle Bay7457642.6%
West Valley Early College High7337451.6%
Mistletoe Elementary School644641-0.5%
Grant Elementary School643620-3.6%
Shasta Lake616614-0.3%
Central Valley High School625583-6.7%
Anderson High School568567-0.2%
Manzanita Elementary School5215627.9%
North Cottonwood5085151.4%
Parsons Junior High School4834952.5%
Columbia Elementary School4344636.7%
Buckeye School of the Arts4454511.3%
Meadow Lane Elementary School4484500.4%
Lassen View Elementary School4154354.8%
Sequoia Middle School4114335.4%
West Cottonwood Junior High School3843952.9%
Pacheco Elementary School3603856.9%
Junction Elementary School381372-2.4%
Anderson Middle School3443501.7%
Burney Elementary School3453460.3%
Bella Vista Elementary School3293382.7%
Prairie Elementary School3193355%
Bonny View Elementary School28832914.2%
Shasta Meadows Elementary School336325-3.3%
Grand Oaks Elementary School318315-0.9%
Mountain View Middle School3143150.3%
Alta Mesa Elementary School343287-16.3%
Anderson Heights Elementary School2692845.6%
Rother Elementary School277271-2.2%
Fall River Elementary School282269-4.6%
Sycamore Elementary School24426910.2%
Stellar Charter20025929.5%
North Cow Creek Elementary School2562560%
Burney Junior-Senior High School2382463.4%
Happy Valley Elementary School247242-2%
Fall River Junior-Senior High School275238-13.5%
Juniper248236-4.8%
Happy Valley Primary School2282353.1%
Redding Collegiate Academy18822117.6%
Pioneer Continuation High School240218-9.2%
Millville Elementary School241214-11.2%
Cypress Elementary School18920910.6%
Black Butte Elementary School14916712.1%
Anderson New Technology High School8712139.1%
Shasta Collegiate Academy183119-35%
Shasta County Independent Study1071070%
Shasta Elementary School8710217.2%
Oakview High (Alternative)13295-28%
North Valley High School90933.3%
Montgomery Creek Elementary School82864.9%
Black Butte Junior High School75795.3%
Gateway Educational Options8477-8.3%
Whitmore Elementary School63630%
Mountain Lakes High School6160-1.6%
Oak Run Elementary School4541-8.9%
Castle Rock Elementary School354014.3%
PACE Academy Charter303516.7%
Shasta County Juvenile Court263223.1%
Shasta County Special Education30300%
Igo-Ono Elementary School3029-3.3%
Anderson Community Day112081.8%
Gateway Community Day2218-18.2%
French Gulch-Whiskeytown Elementary School1815-16.7%
Mountain View High (Continuation)1615-6.3%
Burney Community Day-14-
Fall River Community Day121416.7%
Soldier Mountain High (Continuation)111427.3%
Redding Community Day101110%
North State Aspire Academy189-50%
Happy Valley Community Day37133.3%
Columbia-East Valley K-6 Community Day24100%
Mt. Burney Special Education Center84-50%

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