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, 51.4% identified as male, 48.4% as female, and 0.2% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.
Data also showed that white students made up 62.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in the county, followed by Hispanic or Latino students at 25.3% (1,033 students), multiracial students at 7.3% (298 students) and American Indian or Alaska Native students at 2.1% (84 students).
Amador High School had the highest enrollment among Amador County's 104 schools in the 2023-24 academic year, welcoming 627 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amador High School | 702 | 627 | -10.7% |
| Argonaut High School | 536 | 594 | 10.8% |
| Ione Elementary School | 524 | 530 | 1.1% |
| Jackson Elementary School | 500 | 428 | -14.4% |
| Ione Junior High School | 393 | 406 | 3.3% |
| Sutter Creek Elementary School | 380 | 397 | 4.5% |
| Jackson Junior High School | 346 | 351 | 1.4% |
| Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet | 255 | 273 | 7.1% |
| Plymouth Elementary School | 186 | 207 | 11.3% |
| Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts | 153 | 161 | 5.2% |
| Independence High (Continuation) | 57 | 52 | -8.8% |
| North Star Academy | 68 | 44 | -35.3% |
| Amador County Special Education | 9 | 12 | 33.3% |
| County Community | 15 | 9 | -40% |
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