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Amador High School had the highest enrollment among Amador County schools, welcoming 702 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, 51.3% of them were girls, 48% were boys, and 0.7% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 65.8% of Amador High School's total enrollment.

Among the 15 schools in Amador County, Argonaut High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 536 students, while Ione Elementary School welcomed 524 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Amador High School also had the highest number of students among Amador 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
Amador High School	Sutter Creek	702
Argonaut High School	Jackson	536
Ione Elementary School	Ione	524
Jackson Elementary School	Jackson	500
Ione Junior High School	Jackson	393
Sutter Creek Elementary School	Jackson	380
Jackson Junior High School	Jackson	346
Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet	Jackson	255
Plymouth Elementary School	Jackson	186
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts	Jackson	153
North Star Academy	Jackson	68
Independence High (Continuation)	Jackson	57
County Community	Jackson	15
Amador County Special Education	Jackson	9
Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp	Pine Grove	1