California Department of Education | California Department of Education
California Department of Education | California Department of Education
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51% identified as male, 48.9% as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.
Data also showed that Hispanic or Latino students made up 93.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in the county, followed by white students at 3.6% (1,314 students), American Indian or Alaska Native students at 0.8% (301 students) and Black or African American students at 0.6% (212 students).
Calexico High School had the highest enrollment among Imperial County's 492 schools in the 2023-24 academic year, welcoming 2,718 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calexico High School | 2,836 | 2,718 | -4.2% |
| Central Union High School | 1,957 | 1,955 | -0.1% |
| Southwest High School | 1,889 | 1,842 | -2.5% |
| Brawley Union High School | 1,868 | 1,840 | -1.5% |
| Imperial High School | 1,362 | 1,378 | 1.2% |
| McCabe Elementary School | 1,209 | 1,164 | -3.7% |
| Frank M. Wright Middle School | 1,023 | 1,077 | 5.3% |
| Barbara Worth Junior High School | 933 | 916 | -1.8% |
| Phil D. Swing Elementary School | 849 | 856 | 0.8% |
| Myron D. Witter Elementary School | 781 | 828 | 6% |
| Ben Hulse Elementary School | 794 | 826 | 4% |
| J. W. Oakley Elementary School | 740 | 755 | 2% |
| Imperial Cross Elementary School | 710 | 748 | 5.4% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary School | 790 | 747 | -5.4% |
| Enrique Camarena Junior High School | 669 | 684 | 2.2% |
| Sea View Elementary School | 652 | 676 | 3.7% |
| Wilson Junior High School | 630 | 641 | 1.7% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 631 | 632 | 0.2% |
| Dogwood Elementary School | 646 | 627 | -2.9% |
| William Moreno Junior High School | 643 | 622 | -3.3% |
| Dool Elementary School | 645 | 600 | -7% |
| T. L. Waggoner Elementary School | 600 | 594 | -1% |
| Rockwood Elementary School | 579 | 588 | 1.6% |
| Harding Elementary School | 551 | 585 | 6.2% |
| Heber Elementary School | 540 | 559 | 3.5% |
| Emmett S. Finley Elementary School | 546 | 550 | 0.7% |
| Miguel Hidalgo Elementary School | 565 | 546 | -3.4% |
| Holtville High School | 512 | 532 | 3.9% |
| Kennedy Gardens Elementary School | 530 | 529 | -0.2% |
| West Shores High School | 520 | 513 | -1.3% |
| De Anza Magnet | 509 | 492 | -3.3% |
| Imperial County Special Education | 481 | 491 | 2.1% |
| Margaret Hedrick Elementary School | 480 | 460 | -4.2% |
| McKinley Elementary School | 459 | 456 | -0.7% |
| Kennedy Middle School | 459 | 438 | -4.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 421 | 436 | 3.6% |
| Mains Elementary School | 416 | 425 | 2.2% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School | 433 | 415 | -4.2% |
| Blanche Charles Elementary School | 452 | 413 | -8.6% |
| Sunflower Elementary School | 410 | 398 | -2.9% |
| Desert Garden Elementary School | 412 | 371 | -10% |
| Meadows Elementary School | 384 | 370 | -3.6% |
| Washington Elementary School | 357 | 356 | -0.3% |
| Fremont Primary School | 370 | 352 | -4.9% |
| Seeley Elementary School | 346 | 337 | -2.6% |
| Bill E. Young Jr. Middle School | 358 | 336 | -6.1% |
| Calipatria High School | 369 | 334 | -9.5% |
| Westmorland Elementary School | 335 | 323 | -3.6% |
| San Pasqual Valley Elementary School | 230 | 249 | 8.3% |
| Holtville Middle School | 248 | 246 | -0.8% |
| Imperial Pathways Charter | 206 | 241 | 17% |
| Valley Academy | 159 | 219 | 37.7% |
| Pine Elementary School | 215 | 210 | -2.3% |
| San Pasqual Valley High School | 206 | 191 | -7.3% |
| Aurora High (Continuation) | 155 | 177 | 14.2% |
| Desert Valley High (Continuation) | 167 | 165 | -1.2% |
| San Pasqual Middle School | 135 | 136 | 0.7% |
| Imperial Valley Home School Academy | 135 | 134 | -0.7% |
| Desert Oasis High (Continuation) | 128 | 131 | 2.3% |
| Magnolia Elementary School | 125 | 114 | -8.8% |
| Central Union Virtual Academy | 102 | 71 | -30.4% |
| Mulberry Elementary School | 65 | 69 | 6.2% |
| Grace Smith Elementary School | 75 | 64 | -14.7% |
| Imperial Ave. Holbrook High School | 50 | 49 | -2% |
| Freedom Academy of Imperial Valley | 30 | 30 | 0% |
| Phoenix Rising High School | 17 | 24 | 41.2% |
| Renaissance | 20 | 17 | -15% |
| Sam Webb Continuation | 22 | 14 | -36.4% |
| Bill M. Manes High School | 14 | 13 | -7.1% |
| Pinnacle Hall Community Day | 7 | 11 | 57.1% |
| Imperial County Juvenile Hall/Community | 14 | 7 | -50% |
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