Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education | California Department of Education
Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education | California Department of Education
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.4% identified as male, 49.4% as female, and 0.2% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.
Data also showed that white students made up 68.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in the county, followed by Hispanic or Latino students at 20.3% (1,082 students), multiracial students at 5.6% (298 students) and American Indian or Alaska Native students at 2.5% (133 students).
Sonora High School had the highest enrollment among Tuolumne County's 168 schools in the 2023-24 academic year, welcoming 960 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonora High School | 919 | 960 | 4.5% |
| Sonora Elementary School | 724 | 693 | -4.3% |
| Summerville High School | 457 | 486 | 6.3% |
| Soulsbyville Elementary School | 484 | 471 | -2.7% |
| Summerville Elementary School | 416 | 458 | 10.1% |
| Columbia Elementary School | 437 | 450 | 3% |
| Curtis Creek Elementary School | 440 | 422 | -4.1% |
| Jamestown Elementary School | 350 | 381 | 8.9% |
| Twain Harte | 254 | 236 | -7.1% |
| Belleview Elementary School | 173 | 166 | -4% |
| Tenaya Elementary School | 179 | 161 | -10.1% |
| Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy | 194 | 139 | -28.4% |
| Theodore Bird High School | 104 | 90 | -13.5% |
| Tioga High School | 47 | 53 | 12.8% |
| Dario Cassina High School | 64 | 35 | -45.3% |
| Don Pedro High School | 50 | 34 | -32% |
| Tuolumne County Special Education | 45 | 32 | -28.9% |
| Chinese Camp Elementary School | 30 | 29 | -3.3% |
| Tuolumne County Community/ISP | 23 | 18 | -21.7% |
| Long Barn High School | 11 | 10 | -9.1% |
| Gold Ridge Educational Center | 10 | 9 | -10% |
| Mountain High School | 1 | 2 | 100% |
| South Fork High School | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| Cold Springs High School | 2 | 1 | -50% |
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