California Department of Education | California Department of Education
California Department of Education | California Department of Education
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.3% identified as male, 49.2% as female, and 0.5% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.
Data also showed that white students made up 63.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in the county, followed by Hispanic or Latino students at 21% (699 students), multiracial students at 7.6% (253 students) and American Indian or Alaska Native students at 3.4% (112 students).
Lassen High School had the highest enrollment among Lassen County's 137 schools in the 2023-24 academic year, welcoming 805 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen High School | 820 | 805 | -1.8% |
| McKinley Elementary School | 413 | 372 | -9.9% |
| Meadow View | 328 | 321 | -2.1% |
| Janesville Elementary School | 315 | 311 | -1.3% |
| Diamond View Middle School | 303 | 296 | -2.3% |
| Shaffer Elementary School | 207 | 243 | 17.4% |
| Johnstonville Elementary School | 198 | 198 | 0% |
| Richmond Elementary School | 191 | 185 | -3.1% |
| Mt. Lassen Charter | 147 | 139 | -5.4% |
| Fletcher Walker Elementary School | 89 | 136 | 52.8% |
| Big Valley Elementary School | 72 | 68 | -5.6% |
| Westwood High School | 85 | 56 | -34.1% |
| Big Valley Jr. Senior High School | 60 | 49 | -18.3% |
| Sierra Primary School | 46 | 45 | -2.2% |
| Herlong High School | 41 | 31 | -24.4% |
| Credence High School | 30 | 27 | -10% |
| Fort Sage Middle School | 14 | 14 | 0% |
| Lassen Community Day | 14 | 13 | -7.1% |
| Lassen County Special Education | 13 | 7 | -46.2% |
| Juniper Ridge Elementary School | 9 | 6 | -33.3% |
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