Sacramento Standard

In the 2023-24 school year, kindergarten was the largest grade in Sacramento City Unified School District, with 3,693 students making up 8.7% of the student body, according to the California Department of Education. This represents a growth of 0.8% compared to the previous year.

The grade with the second highest number of students was fourth grade, with 3,374 students, or 8% of the student body.

The school that had the highest number of kindergarten students in Sacramento City Unified School District during the period was Leonardo Da Vinci, while Capital City Independent Study had the fewest.

Overall, Sacramento City Unified School District enrolled 42,308 students, ranking as the 14th highest enrolled district in California for the 2023-24 school year. It ranked 12th highest in the previous school year.

California's public schools face a growing financial crisis driven by declining enrollment and an increase in chronic absenteeism, both impacting the state's school funding model.

Enrollment, which peaked at 6.3 million students in the early 2000s, has steadily declined to under 6 million today, with projections indicating it could fall below 5.2 million by 2032. 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.

At the same time, chronic absenteeism has surged from 12% pre-pandemic to 25%, disproportionately impacting younger students and jeopardizing their long-term success.

School	Total Enrollment
A. M. Winn Waldorf-Inspired	389
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	511
Albert Einstein Middle School	609
Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired	481
American Legion High (Continuation)	155
Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School	185
Bowling Green Elementary School	703
Bret Harte Elementary School	189
C. K. McClatchy High School	2,481
Caleb Greenwood Elementary School	497
California Middle School	753
Camellia Elementary School	344
Capital City Independent Study	356
Caroline Wenzel Elementary School	203
Cesar Chavez Intermediate School	380
Crocker/Riverside Elementary School	636
David Lubin Elementary School	455
Earl Warren Elementary School	417
Edward Kemble Elementary School	464
Elder Creek Elementary School	755
Ethel I. Baker Elementary School	616
Ethel Phillips Elementary School	430
Father Keith B. Kenny	235
Fern Bacon Middle School	647
Genevieve Didion	615
George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science	178
Golden Empire Elementary School	449
H. W. Harkness Elementary School	278
Hiram W. Johnson High School	1,627
Hollywood Park Elementary School	260
Hubert H. Bancroft Elementary School	398
Isador Cohen Elementary School	324
James Marshall Elementary School	334
John Bidwell Elementary School	276
John Cabrillo Elementary School	357
John D. Sloat Elementary School	220
John F. Kennedy High School	1,888
John H. Still	734
John Morse Therapeutic Center	16
Kit Carson International Academy	490
Leataata Floyd Elementary School	221
Leonardo Da Vinci	829
Luther Burbank High School	1,574
Mark Twain Elementary School	247
Martin Luther King Jr.	327
Matsuyama Elementary School	437
New Joseph Bonnheim (NJB) Community Charter	252
New Technology High School	152
Nicholas Elementary School	474
O. W. Erlewine Elementary School	283
Oak Ridge Elementary School	432
Pacific Elementary School	638
Parkway Elementary School	449
Peter Burnett Elementary School	389
Phoebe A. Hearst Elementary School	657
Pony Express Elementary School	370
Rosa Parks Elementary School	744
Rosemont High School	1,515
Sam Brannan Middle School	377
School of Engineering & Sciences	532
Sequoia Elementary School	439
Success Academy	7
Susan B. Anthony Elementary School	314
Sutter Middle School	1,184
Sutterville Elementary School	406
Tahoe Elementary School	302
The MET	221
Theodore Judah Elementary School	447
Washington Elementary School	319
West Campus	881
Will C. Wood Middle School	666
William Land Elementary School	331
Woodbine Elementary School	271