C. Roy Carmichael Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Plumas County schools, welcoming 346 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, 52% of them were boys, 47.7% were girls, and 0.3% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 56.4% of C. Roy Carmichael Elementary School’s total enrollment.
Among the 13 schools in Plumas County, Quincy Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 345 students, while Quincy Junior/Senior High School welcomed 340 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.
C. Roy Carmichael Elementary School is part of Plumas Unified School District, which roughly covers schools within Plumas County and has a main office in Quincy.
In the previous school year, Quincy Junior/Senior High School had the highest number of students among Plumas 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C. Roy Carmichael Elementary School | Portola | 346 |
| Quincy Elementary School | Quincy | 345 |
| Quincy Junior/Senior High School | Quincy | 340 |
| Portola Junior/Senior High School | Portola | 284 |
| Chester Elementary School | Chester | 164 |
| Chester Junior/Senior High School | Chester | 132 |
| Greenville Elementary School | Greenville | 91 |
| Greenville Junior/Senior High School | Greenville | 32 |
| Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation) | Portola | 12 |
| Plumas County Community | Quincy | 5 |
| Almanor High (Continuation) | Chester | 3 |
| Portola Opportunity | Quincy | 3 |
| Plumas County Opportunity | Quincy | 1 |
