Plumas Unified School District had the highest enrollment among Plumas County school districts, welcoming 2,030 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, 51.4% of them were boys, 48.3% were girls, and 0.3% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.
The most represented ethnicity among Plumas Unified School District students was Hispanic or Latino, accounting for 18.3% of the student population.
Among the two districts in Plumas County, Plumas County Office of Education ranked second in enrollment numbers with 13 students.
Plumas Unified School District roughly covers schools within Plumas County and has a main office in Quincy.
In the previous school year, Plumas Unified School District also had the highest number of students among Plumas 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.
| District | City (main office) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Plumas Unified School District | Quincy | 2,030 |
| Plumas County Office of Education | Quincy | 13 |
