Gold Country Today

Calaveras High School had the highest enrollment among Calaveras County schools, welcoming 746 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, 53.8% of them were boys, 45.8% were girls, and 0.4% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 68.4% of Calaveras High School's total enrollment.

Among the 21 schools in Calaveras County, Bret Harte Union High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 587 students, while Toyon Middle School welcomed 531 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Calaveras High School is part of Calaveras Unified School District, which roughly covers schools within Calaveras County and has a main office in San Andreas.

In the previous school year, Calaveras High School also had the highest number of students among Calaveras 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
Calaveras High School	San Andreas	746
Bret Harte Union High School	Altaville	587
Toyon Middle School	Valley Springs	531
Mark Twain Elementary School	Angels Camp	514
Jenny Lind Elementary School	Valley Springs	442
Valley Springs Elementary School	Valley Springs	408
Mountain Oaks	San Andreas	402
San Andreas Elementary School	San Andreas	320
Copperopolis Elementary School	Copperopolis	241
Albert A. Michelson Elementary School	Avery	213
Avery Middle School	Avery	198
Hazel Fischer Elementary School	Avery	176
Mokelumne Hill Elementary School	Mokelumne Hill	158
West Point Elementary School	West Point	121
Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center	San Andreas	111
Gold Strike High School	San Andreas	49
Vallecito Continuation High School	Angels Camp	46
Calaveras River Academy	San Andreas	20
Calaveras County Special Education (SELPA)	Angels Camp	14
Oakendell Community	San Andreas	13
Vallecito Independent Study (Alternative)	Avery	3