Susanville Elementary School District welcomed most students in Lassen County in 2023-24 school year

Susanville Elementary School District had the highest enrollment among Lassen County school districts, welcoming 1,139 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 54.2% of them were boys, and 45.8% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Susanville Elementary School District students was Hispanic or Latino, accounting for 23.6% of the student population.

Among the 11 districts in Lassen County, Lassen Union High School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 845 students, while Fort Sage Unified School District welcomed 502 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Susanville Elementary School District roughly covers schools within Lassen County and has a main office in Susanville.

In the previous school year, Lassen Union High School District had the highest number of students among Lassen County districts.

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.