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Riverside County Education: 394,273 students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education | California Department of Education

Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education | California Department of Education

There were 394,273 students enrolled in Riverside County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.4% identified as male, and 48.6% as female.

Data also showed that Hispanic or Latino students made up 67.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in the county, followed by white students at 15.7% (61,854 students), Black or African American students at 5.6% (21,902 students) and Asian students at 3.8% (14,961 students).

Eleanor Roosevelt High School had the highest enrollment among Riverside County's 3,298 schools in the 2023-24 academic year, welcoming 4,464 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 Riverside County Schools Over 7 Years

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Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Riverside County Schools
School nameTotal Enrollment in 2022-23Total Enrollment in 2023-24% Change
Eleanor Roosevelt High School4,5664,464-2.2%
Santiago High School3,4603,5171.6%
Vista Murrieta High School3,4933,382-3.2%
Beaumont Senior High School3,3283,3360.2%
Chaparral High School3,0303,0771.6%
Great Oak High School3,0433,007-1.2%
Centennial High School3,0372,816-7.3%
Martin Luther King Junior High School2,9012,813-3%
Valley View High School2,8432,784-2.1%
Temecula Valley High School2,8642,735-4.5%
Polytechnic High School2,6602,633-1%
Paloma Valley High School2,7612,593-6.1%
San Jacinto High School2,6172,509-4.1%
La Quinta High School2,5002,488-0.5%
Patriot High School2,5322,482-2%
Orange Vista High School2,5952,474-4.7%
Liberty High School1,7532,44439.4%
Hemet High School2,4382,402-1.5%
Coachella Valley High School2,6572,345-11.7%
Heritage High School2,4282,326-4.2%
Temescal Canyon High School2,1762,2483.3%
Corona High School2,2512,244-0.3%
Canyon Springs High School2,2662,240-1.1%
Murrieta Mesa High School2,1782,2282.3%
Ramona High School2,2202,190-1.4%
Murrieta Valley High School2,2302,173-2.6%
Moreno Valley High School2,2322,143-4%
Perris High School2,2432,106-6.1%
John W. North High School2,1732,089-3.9%
Elsinore High School2,1222,065-2.7%
Rancho Verde High School1,9442,0525.6%
Palm Desert High School2,0502,039-0.5%
Indio High School2,1432,027-5.4%
Norco High School2,0702,026-2.1%
Desert Mirage High School2,0181,974-2.2%
Arlington High School1,9571,9670.5%
Vista del Lago High School2,0931,953-6.7%
Norte Vista High School1,9711,905-3.3%
West Valley High School1,8981,818-4.2%
Tahquitz High School1,7271,8014.3%
Hillcrest High School1,8241,782-2.3%
Desert Hot Springs High School1,7421,718-1.4%
Shadow Hills High School1,7511,702-2.8%
Citrus Hill High School1,7311,677-3.1%
Lakeside High School1,7481,657-5.2%
Jurupa Valley High School1,7161,638-4.5%
Thompson Middle School1,5571,5952.4%
Palm Springs High School1,5841,508-4.8%
Rancho Mirage High School1,4911,464-1.8%
La Sierra High School1,5011,461-2.7%
Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy1,2981,45912.4%
Vista Heights Middle School1,3821,4545.2%
Dorothy McElhinney Middle School1,3961,4423.3%
Palm Desert Charter Middle School1,3471,3893.1%
Cathedral City High School1,3951,370-1.8%
Ethan A. Chase Middle School1,3681,359-0.7%
Rubidoux High School1,4071,323-6%
Bella Vista Middle School1,3961,299-6.9%
Philistine Rondo School of Discovery1,1941,2918.1%
Del Sol Academy1,2471,2550.6%
San Gorgonio Middle School1,2151,2220.6%
Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate School1,1821,2203.2%
Harada Elementary School1,2671,213-4.3%
River Heights Intermediate School1,1451,2055.2%
Shivela Middle School1,2301,203-2.2%
El Cerrito Middle School1,1881,181-0.6%
Clara Barton Elementary School1,1441,1702.3%
Diamond Valley Middle School1,0781,1658.1%
Ysmael Villegas Middle School1,2621,165-7.7%
Sunnymead Middle School1,1931,147-3.9%
Banning High School1,1461,1460%
Eastvale Elementary School1,1521,132-1.7%
Mountain View Middle School1,2321,131-8.2%
Jurupa Middle School1,1441,130-1.2%
Dartmouth Middle School1,0371,1127.2%
Ronald Reagan Elementary School1,1471,102-3.9%
Lakeside Middle School1,0851,0910.6%
Bell Mountain Middle School1,0971,090-0.6%
Summerwind Trails1,0571,0782%
Badger Springs Middle School1,0591,0690.9%
Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School1,0441,0692.4%
John Glenn Middle School of International Studies1,0451,0651.9%
Terra Cotta Middle School1,0941,064-2.7%
Cole Canyon Elementary School1,0471,0621.4%
David A. Brown Middle School9901,0627.3%
California Military Institute1,0061,0443.8%
Palm Middle School1,0141,0422.8%
Mark Twain Elementary School1,0191,0381.9%
Cesar Chavez Academy9381,03710.6%
Temecula Middle School9541,0297.9%
James Workman Middle School1,0281,027-0.1%
Loma Vista Middle School9991,0232.4%
Desert Ridge Academy1,0301,018-1.2%
Tomas Rivera Middle School1,0341,016-1.7%
Dr. Bernice Jameson Todd Academy1,0601,013-4.4%
Rancho Viejo Middle School9759992.5%
Nicolet Middle School9759851%
Lisa J. Mails Elementary School1,019977-4.1%
Saul Martinez Elementary School9759770.2%
Bautista Creek Elementary School1,001970-3.1%
Canyon Lake Middle School9559701.6%
Home Gardens Academy978969-0.9%
Triple Crown Elementary School993968-2.5%
Citrus Hills Intermediate School987967-2%
Butterfield Elementary School9549641%
Acacia Middle School1,016962-5.3%
Temescal Valley Elementary School9359531.9%
Pinacate Middle School9279492.4%
Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary School9229462.6%
Mountain View Middle School9359430.9%
Innovative Horizons Charter9049383.8%
Toro Canyon Middle School982938-4.5%
Elsinore Middle School9079373.3%
Rosa Parks Elementary School964934-3.1%
Monte Vista Middle School9139291.8%
Nellie N. Coffman Middle School953928-2.6%
Garretson Elementary School1,056926-12.3%
James L. Day Middle School930924-0.6%
Menifee Valley Middle School1,393919-34%
North Mountain Middle School8449198.9%
Jefferson Elementary School920916-0.4%
Sierra Vista Elementary School8869062.3%
Mesa View Elementary School9059050%
Murrieta Elementary School919904-1.6%
Alta Murrieta Elementary School8819032.5%
Starlight Elementary School907900-0.8%
Susan B. Anthony Elementary School8418845.1%
John F. Kennedy Elementary School8518823.6%
Southshore Elementary School8748810.8%
Boulder Ridge Elementary School8408733.9%
May Ranch Elementary School8538732.3%
Arizona Middle School891872-2.1%
Lakeland Village905866-4.3%
Chemawa Middle School7988617.9%
Matthew Gage Middle School885857-3.2%
Vista Verde Middle School880853-3.1%
Cielo Vista Charter872850-2.5%
Earl Warren Elementary School8158504.3%
George Washington Elementary School864846-2.1%
Oak Meadows Elementary School8448460.2%
Frank Augustus Miller Middle School8318441.6%
Landmark Middle School8138443.8%
Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary School857843-1.6%
Antelope Hills Elementary School74884112.4%
Luiseno8378380.1%
Cawston Elementary School8358360.1%
Sierra Middle School8308350.6%
University Heights Middle School8048343.7%
Alamos Elementary School8238321.1%
Mountain View Elementary School840827-1.5%
Coral Mountain Academy842826-1.9%
Highgrove Elementary School7808255.8%
Railroad Canyon Elementary School8038252.7%
Fruitvale Elementary School8058201.9%
Sunnyslope Elementary School841820-2.5%
French Valley Elementary School880819-6.9%
Perris Elementary School68481919.7%
Park Hill Elementary School890818-8.1%
Ronald Reagan Elementary School834818-1.9%
Warm Springs Middle School841818-2.7%
Harmony Elementary School68481719.4%
Corona Ranch Elementary School837813-2.9%
Washington Elementary School8018121.4%
Cottonwood Canyon Elementary School7898112.8%
Estudillo Elementary School72680611%
Harvest Valley Elementary School7758053.9%
Whittier Elementary School886804-9.3%
Evans Ranch Elementary School7378039%
Monte Vista Elementary School7848022.3%
Hemet Elementary School64280124.8%
Vail Ranch Middle School813800-1.6%
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School812799-1.6%
Herk Bouris Elementary School7937960.4%
Taawila Elementary School7397866.4%
Temecula Luiseno Elementary School7747831.2%
Wells Middle School7767830.9%
Indio Middle School784780-0.5%
Mead Valley Elementary School7167758.2%
Palo Verde High School820775-5.5%
Amelia Earhart Middle School798772-3.3%
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School7577722%
Lake Mathews Elementary School789769-2.5%
McSweeny Elementary School7467682.9%
Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies782762-2.6%
Andrew Jackson Elementary School7487621.9%
Tournament Hills Elementary School66476114.6%
Tovashal Elementary School7297614.4%
Bella Vista Elementary School7557560.1%
George Washington Charter7557560.1%
Ysabel Barnett Elementary School7087566.8%
Central Elementary School783754-3.7%
Megan Cope Elementary School6947548.6%
Three Rings Ranch Elementary School6937528.5%
Corona Fundamental Intermediate School7337512.5%
Sundance Elementary School7347512.3%
Painted Hills Middle School7417440.4%
Margarita Middle School825741-10.2%
Norco Intermediate School7247412.3%
Pedley Elementary School7397410.3%
Western Center Academy746741-0.7%
Desert Springs Middle School803740-7.8%
Ridgemoor Elementary School7197392.8%
Camino Real Elementary School751738-1.7%
North Ridge Elementary School7307381.1%
Riverside Virtual1,200737-38.6%
Tony Tobin Elementary School7197362.4%
Moreno Elementary School47873553.8%
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School753735-2.4%
William Collier Elementary School7077343.8%
Bear Valley Elementary School786729-7.3%
Lasselle Elementary School7177291.7%
De Anza Elementary School6777287.5%
Little Lake Elementary School6777287.5%
Terrace Elementary School730728-0.3%
Railway Elementary School779727-6.7%
Mira Loma Middle School6947213.9%
March Middle School758717-5.4%
Sky View Elementary School7127140.3%
Brookside Elementary School7067131%
Cloverdale Elementary School728711-2.3%
Valle Vista Elementary School728711-2.3%
Rainbow Ridge Elementary School712710-0.3%
Raymond Cree Middle School7087100.3%
Bobby Duke Middle School7067080.3%
Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High6697065.5%
Nicolas Valley Elementary School6967061.4%
Armada Elementary School779703-9.8%
Freedom Crest Elementary School6937031.4%
Mecca Elementary School707703-0.6%
La Jolla Elementary School6877022.2%
Longfellow Elementary School6966980.3%
Two Bunch Palms Elementary School711697-2%
Tomas Rivera Elementary School715696-2.7%
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School708692-2.3%
Jackson Elementary School6676913.6%
Callie Kirkpatrick Elementary School6716892.7%
John F. Kennedy High School6406897.7%
Moreno Valley Online Academy754689-8.6%
La Quinta Middle School754688-8.8%
Sunny Sands Elementary School721684-5.1%
Avaxat Elementary School724683-5.7%
Pachappa Elementary School6806820.3%
Valle del Sol Elementary School696682-2%
Palms Elementary School734681-7.2%
Sunnymead Elementary School696677-2.7%
Nuview Bridge Early College High6616752.1%
Rio Vista Elementary School690674-2.3%
Cabot Yerxa Elementary School6666731.1%
Cesar Chavez Elementary School727672-7.6%
Lincoln Fundamental Elementary School6496713.4%
Columbia Elementary School6596701.7%
Castle View Elementary School705668-5.2%
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School58366714.4%
Emerson Elementary School6366654.6%
San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet58366514.1%
Creekside Elementary School6096649%
Highland Elementary School692664-4%
Mesa View Middle School6516642%
TownGate Elementary School713662-7.2%
Alcott Elementary School664661-0.5%
Valley View Elementary School666660-0.9%
Riverside STEM Academy669659-1.5%
Foothill Elementary School666657-1.4%
Woodcrest Elementary School6516560.8%
Ramona Elementary School51365427.5%
Sugar Hill Elementary School6336512.8%
Clearwater Elementary School664650-2.1%
Lake Hills Elementary School6376502%
Victoriano Elementary School673650-3.4%
Harry S. Truman Elementary School666644-3.3%
Hawthorne Elementary School647644-0.5%
Auburndale Intermediate School5926418.3%
Cathedral City Elementary School653641-1.8%
Rail Ranch Elementary School642640-0.3%
Val Verde Elementary School6406400%
West Riverside Elementary School6006396.5%
Bubbling Wells Elementary School665637-4.2%
John Stallings Elementary School50663525.5%
Mission Middle School694634-8.6%
Honey Hollow Elementary School6156332.9%
Manuel L. Real Elementary School644633-1.7%
Stone Avenue Elementary School6176332.6%
Liberty Elementary School6026304.7%
Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary School6046304.3%
Ruth Brown Elementary School6146282.3%
Madison Elementary School6256260.2%
Academy of Innovation53962516%
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School6196220.5%
Parkridge Elementary School658621-5.6%
Nuview Elementary School6066202.3%
Agua Caliente Elementary School626617-1.4%
Felix J. Appleby Elementary School632615-2.7%
Gerald R. Ford Elementary School6036152%
Susan La Vorgna Elementary School810614-24.2%
Promenade Elementary School5996101.8%
Rice Canyon Elementary School6046101%
Tuscany Hills Elementary School644610-5.3%
Anna Hause Elementary School651609-6.5%
Letha Raney Intermediate School660609-7.7%
Margaret White Elementary School653609-6.7%
Troth Street Elementary School641608-5.1%
Avalon Elementary School5906072.9%
Central Middle School5846063.8%
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary School620606-2.3%
Fremont Elementary School5746035.1%
Orange Elementary School5806034%
Norco Elementary School5976020.8%
Abby Reinke Elementary School618601-2.8%
Come Back Kids50060120.2%
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy5915981.2%
William Howard Taft Elementary School5925960.7%
Valley View Elementary School618595-3.7%
William McKinley Elementary School616595-3.4%
Wildomar Elementary School5775953.1%
Winchester Elementary School683595-12.9%
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School5855931.4%
Edward Hyatt World Language Academy5745923.1%
E. Hale Curran Elementary School5785902.1%
CNUSD Hybrid School of Innovation744588-21%
Withrow Elementary School607588-3.1%
Chaparral Hills Elementary School589584-0.8%
Jacob Wiens Elementary School597582-2.5%
Las Palmitas Elementary School5755821.2%
Mountain Vista Elementary School600580-3.3%
Landau Elementary School608578-4.9%
Monroe Elementary School583578-0.9%
Della S. Lindley Elementary School584575-1.5%
Sunnymeadows Elementary School5565722.9%
Highland Elementary School575567-1.4%
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School5365675.8%
Midland Elementary School582567-2.6%
Hidden Springs Elementary School578566-2.1%
Good Hope Elementary School581562-3.3%
Ridge Crest Elementary School5425613.5%
Riverside County Special Education5575580.2%
Jefferson Elementary School596553-7.2%
Pauba Valley Elementary School576553-4%
Ramona Elementary School5515530.4%
Vicentia Elementary School568551-3%
Prado View Elementary School555548-1.3%
Harrison Elementary School5225474.8%
Magnolia Elementary School555545-1.8%
Paloma Elementary School5245423.4%
Rustic Lane Elementary School541540-0.2%
La Granada Elementary School545539-1.1%
Vintage Hills Elementary School5315391.5%
John Adams Elementary School605537-11.2%
James Monroe Elementary School581537-7.6%
San Jacinto Elementary School565537-5%
Red Hawk Elementary School565536-5.1%
Martin Van Buren Elementary School5295351.1%
Thomas Jefferson Middle School538535-0.6%
Palm View Elementary School5155323.3%
Clayton A. Record Jr. Elementary School551531-3.6%
MacHado Elementary School550530-3.6%
Palm Innovation Academy46252914.5%
Lee V. Pollard High School542527-2.8%
Chester W. Morrison Elementary School540526-2.6%
Valley View Elementary School553521-5.8%
Edgemont Elementary School541519-4.1%
Glen Avon Elementary School537519-3.4%
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary School556518-6.8%
James Earl Carter Elementary School5165170.2%
Quail Valley Elementary School527516-2.1%
Ronald Reagan Elementary School532514-3.4%
Vail Elementary School524514-1.9%
Romoland Elementary School4884992.3%
Hendrick Ranch Elementary School533497-6.8%
Crowne Hill Elementary School507496-2.2%
John Kelley Elementary School500496-0.8%
Temecula Elementary School532495-7%
Alberhill Elementary School42449115.8%
Oasis Elementary School501491-2%
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School492491-0.2%
Ortega High School4874880.2%
Patricia Beatty Elementary School486482-0.8%
Allan Orrenmaa Elementary School503481-4.4%
Peter Pendleton Elementary School495479-3.2%
Adams Elementary School479478-0.2%
Hemmerling Elementary School533477-10.5%
Katherine Finchy Elementary School547476-13%
Sky Country Elementary School42847511%
Victoria Elementary School500475-5%
Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary School484473-2.3%
Peralta Elementary School524473-9.7%
Carrillo Ranch Elementary School492471-4.3%
Seneca Elementary School472471-0.2%
Vista del Monte Elementary School482471-2.3%
Keith McCarthy Academy593470-20.7%
Van Buren Elementary School493468-5.1%
Serrano Elementary School4464664.5%
Rancho Elementary School473460-2.7%
Donald Graham Elementary School4424593.8%
Foothill Elementary School482459-4.8%
Elsinore Elementary School480456-5%
Arlanza Elementary School467450-3.6%
Enchanted Hills Elementary School479447-6.7%
Indian Hills Elementary School459442-3.7%
Collett Elementary School511439-14.1%
Myra Linn Elementary School454438-3.5%
Hoffer Elementary School436434-0.5%
Hemet Dual Language Academy34142223.8%
Twinhill Elementary School423418-1.2%
Cahuilla Elementary School421413-1.9%
Box Springs Elementary School434402-7.4%
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle School436397-8.9%
Coronita Elementary School423389-8%
Ina Arbuckle Elementary School405388-4.2%
Julius Corsini Elementary School409388-5.1%
John F. Kennedy Elementary School446386-13.5%
Rosemary Kennedy Elementary School396382-3.5%
Granite Hill Elementary School394381-3.3%
Desert Learning Academy436378-13.3%
James Madison Elementary School377376-0.3%
Hamilton High School376372-1.1%
Murrieta Canyon Academy401369-8%
Mission Bell Elementary School373367-1.6%
Sierra Vista Elementary School373363-2.7%
Mt. San Jacinto High School426357-16.2%
Horizon414356-14%
Bryant Elementary School3343494.5%
Hans Christensen Middle School663347-47.7%
Alessandro High School3143449.6%
21st Century Learning Institute3343360.6%
Rancho Mirage Elementary School3093368.7%
Westside Elementary School361336-6.9%
Herbert Hoover Elementary School343335-2.3%
Hamilton Elementary School3063318.2%
Mountain Shadows Middle School340325-4.4%
California School for the Deaf-Riverside29332310.2%
Val Verde High School329322-2.1%
Pacific Avenue Academy of Music3073152.6%
Riverview Elementary School2893138.3%
Val Verde Academy345297-13.9%
Perris Lake High (Continuation)357278-22.1%
Home INstead INnovation Academy340273-19.7%
Idyllwild Elementary School2692690%
Susan H. Nelson301263-12.6%
Cabazon Elementary School272262-3.7%
Raincross High (Continuation)2382525.9%
Mountain View High School2312383%
La Familia Continuation High School13923569.1%
March Mountain High School221220-0.5%
Nueva Vista Continuation High School230216-6.1%
Riverside County Community216212-1.9%
Rancho Vista High School226210-7.1%
Orange Grove High School239205-14.2%
San Jacinto Technology Institute261197-24.5%
Amistad High (Continuation)209196-6.2%
Cottonwood Elementary School1851892.2%
Romoland School District Alternative School of Choice1631725.5%
Abraham Lincoln Continuation1681711.8%
Summit High (Continuation)199167-16.1%
Menifee Virtual219164-25.1%
Alvord Continuation High School149136-8.7%
Mountain Heights Academy145134-7.6%
Glen View High School10312925.2%
Pathways for Adult Life Skills1141259.6%
Bayside Community Day144118-18.1%
Alvord Alternative Continuation High School125101-19.2%
Banning Independent Study839615.7%
March Valley859511.8%
Riverside County Juvenile Court849411.9%
Summit View Independent Study14586-40.7%
Florida Street Discovery Center608033.3%
Scholar Plus Online Learning12380-35%
Twin Palms Continuation9477-18.1%
New Horizon High School8276-7.3%
Sunshine Special Education547437%
Corona-Norco Alternative9473-22.3%
Alessandro566312.5%
Victress Bower School for Exceptional Students55609.1%
Opportunity Program48480%
Beaumont Middle College High234595.7%
Eagle Mountain Elementary School25250%
Val Verde Student Success Academy-19-
Murrieta Options207-65%
Virtual Pre3433.3%
Blythe District Preschool-2-

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