There were 11,563 students enrolled in Nevada County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.6% identified as male, 47.1% as female, and 0.3% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.
Data also showed that white students made up 70.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in the county, followed by Hispanic or Latino students at 19.4% (2,246 students), multiracial students at 6% (698 students) and Asian students at 0.7% (86 students).
Nevada Union High School had the highest enrollment among Nevada County’s 257 schools in the 2023-24 academic year, welcoming 1,457 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Union High School | 1,458 | 1,457 | -0.1% |
| Tahoe Truckee High School | 890 | 894 | 0.4% |
| Forest Charter | 774 | 806 | 4.1% |
| Bear River High School | 538 | 634 | 17.8% |
| Union Hill Elementary School | 541 | 543 | 0.4% |
| Grass Valley Charter | 535 | 521 | -2.6% |
| Alder Creek Middle School | 538 | 513 | -4.6% |
| Cottage Hill Elementary School | 455 | 494 | 8.6% |
| Truckee Elementary School | 451 | 486 | 7.8% |
| Glenshire Elementary School | 500 | 485 | -3% |
| Lyman Gilmore Middle School | 461 | 453 | -1.7% |
| Seven Hills Intermediate School | 399 | 431 | 8% |
| Magnolia Intermediate School | 379 | 362 | -4.5% |
| Margaret G. Scotten Elementary School | 383 | 346 | -9.7% |
| Ready Springs Elementary School | 371 | 336 | -9.4% |
| Alta Sierra Elementary School | 319 | 331 | 3.8% |
| Deer Creek Elementary School | 285 | 274 | -3.9% |
| Arete Charter Academy | 248 | 239 | -3.6% |
| Bell Hill Academy | 222 | 231 | 4.1% |
| Twin Ridges Home Study Charter | 202 | 220 | 8.9% |
| Williams Ranch Elementary School | 197 | 185 | -6.1% |
| Silver Springs High (Continuation) | 191 | 164 | -14.1% |
| Clear Creek Elementary School | 156 | 163 | 4.5% |
| William & Marian Ghidotti High School | 167 | 154 | -7.8% |
| Union Hill Middle School | 141 | 146 | 3.5% |
| North Point Academy | 127 | 130 | 2.4% |
| Chicago Park Elementary School | 121 | 121 | 0% |
| Grizzly Hill | 94 | 110 | 17% |
| Bitney Prep High School | 87 | 91 | 4.6% |
| Nevada County Special Education | 58 | 68 | 17.2% |
| Donner Trail Elementary School | 55 | 57 | 3.6% |
| Vantage Point Charter | 41 | 37 | -9.8% |
| Chicago Park Community Charter | 32 | 35 | 9.4% |
| Sierra High (Continuation) | 31 | 30 | -3.2% |
| Cold Stream Alternative | 14 | 13 | -7.1% |
| Earle Jamieson Educational Options | 8 | 3 | -62.5% |
