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5,040 students enrolled in Glenn County schools in 2023-24 school year

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California Department of Education | California Department of Education

California Department of Education | California Department of Education

There were 5,040 students enrolled in Glenn County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.6% identified as male, 48.3% 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 62.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in the county, followed by white students at 30.4% (1,534 students), American Indian or Alaska Native students at 2.2% (109 students) and Asian students at 1.9% (97 students).

Orland High School had the highest enrollment among Glenn County's 144 schools in the 2023-24 academic year, welcoming 806 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.

Enrollment in Glenn County Schools Over 7 Years

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Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Glenn County Schools
School nameTotal Enrollment in 2022-23Total Enrollment in 2023-24% Change
Orland High School7778063.7%
Murdock Elementary School602592-1.7%
Mill Street Elementary School5095100.2%
Price Intermediate School486443-8.8%
Fairview Elementary School4344401.4%
Willows High School470428-8.9%
Hamilton Elementary School3964052.3%
Willows Intermediate School2953167.1%
Hamilton High School299293-2%
Lake Elementary School1851944.9%
Plaza Elementary School199194-2.5%
William Finch153138-9.8%
Success One!9185-6.6%
Glenn County Special Education7670-7.9%
North Valley High (Continuation)4843-10.4%
Elk Creek Elementary School3923-41%
Willows Community High School2421-12.5%
Elk Creek High School182011.1%
Ella Barkley High School16176.3%
Bidwell Point High (Continuation)42-50%

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