California Department of Education | California Department of Education
California Department of Education | California Department of Education
This translates to roughly 649 students out of 23,165 quitting school before completing their education.
Data shows that this is 6.1% lower than the statewide average dropout rate of 8.9% registered at the time.
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.
Top 100 Districts Dropout Rates Compared to California Average in 2023-24 School Year
| Ranking | District | Dropout rate | CA Dropout rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amador County Office of Education | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Arcata Elementary School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Arena Union Elementary School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Big Pine Unified School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Big Valley Joint Unified School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | California School for the Blind (State Special School | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Coast Unified School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Enterprise Elementary School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Evergreen Union School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Ferndale Unified School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Guerneville Elementary School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Hart-Ransom Union Elementary School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Hawthorne School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Keppel Union Elementary School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Laguna Beach Unified School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Lake County Office of Education | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Lake Elementary School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Lammersville Joint Unified School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Leggett Valley Unified School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Live Oak Unified School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Needles Unified School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Nuestro Elementary School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Nuview Union School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Oroville City Elementary School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Owens Valley Unified School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Penn Valley Union Elementary School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Plumas County Office of Education | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Potter Valley Community Unified School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Princeton Joint Unified School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Redding Elementary School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Southern Trinity Joint Unified School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Stony Creek Joint Unified School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 1 | Sutter Union High School District | 0% | 8.9% |
| 34 | El Segundo Unified School District | 0.3% | 8.9% |
| 34 | Kingsburg Joint Union High School District | 0.3% | 8.9% |
| 34 | Manhattan Beach Unified School District | 0.3% | 8.9% |
| 34 | Murrieta Valley Unified School District | 0.3% | 8.9% |
| 34 | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District | 0.3% | 8.9% |
| 39 | Wiseburn Unified School District | 0.4% | 8.9% |
| 40 | Claremont Unified School District | 0.5% | 8.9% |
| 40 | Oak Park Unified School District | 0.5% | 8.9% |
| 40 | Piedmont City Unified School District | 0.5% | 8.9% |
| 40 | Travis Unified School District | 0.5% | 8.9% |
| 44 | Arcadia Unified School District | 0.6% | 8.9% |
| 45 | Benicia Unified School District | 0.7% | 8.9% |
| 45 | Holtville Unified School District | 0.7% | 8.9% |
| 45 | Lemoore Union High School District | 0.7% | 8.9% |
| 45 | Lennox Elementary School District | 0.7% | 8.9% |
| 49 | Burton Elementary School District | 0.8% | 8.9% |
| 49 | La Canada Unified School District | 0.8% | 8.9% |
| 49 | Menifee Union Elementary School District | 0.8% | 8.9% |
| 49 | Torrance Unified School District | 0.8% | 8.9% |
| 49 | Walnut Valley Unified School District | 0.8% | 8.9% |
| 54 | Saint Helena Unified School District | 0.9% | 8.9% |
| 54 | Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District | 0.9% | 8.9% |
| 56 | Acalanes Union High School District | 1% | 8.9% |
| 56 | Burbank Unified School District | 1% | 8.9% |
| 56 | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District | 1% | 8.9% |
| 56 | Poway Unified School District | 1% | 8.9% |
| 56 | San Marino Unified School District | 1% | 8.9% |
| 61 | Farmersville Unified School District | 1.1% | 8.9% |
| 61 | Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District | 1.1% | 8.9% |
| 61 | Tustin Unified School District | 1.1% | 8.9% |
| 64 | Buckeye Union Elementary School District | 1.2% | 8.9% |
| 64 | Del Norte County Unified School District | 1.2% | 8.9% |
| 64 | Imperial Unified School District | 1.2% | 8.9% |
| 64 | Rocklin Unified School District | 1.2% | 8.9% |
| 64 | San Ramon Valley Unified School District | 1.2% | 8.9% |
| 64 | Whittier Union High School District | 1.2% | 8.9% |
| 70 | El Dorado Union High School District | 1.3% | 8.9% |
| 70 | Lindsay Unified School District | 1.3% | 8.9% |
| 70 | Riverbank Unified School District | 1.3% | 8.9% |
| 70 | Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District | 1.3% | 8.9% |
| 74 | Bonita Unified School District | 1.4% | 8.9% |
| 74 | Durham Unified School District | 1.4% | 8.9% |
| 74 | Tulare Joint Union High School District | 1.4% | 8.9% |
| 77 | ABC Unified School District | 1.5% | 8.9% |
| 77 | Beverly Hills Unified School District | 1.5% | 8.9% |
| 77 | Chula Vista Elementary School District | 1.5% | 8.9% |
| 77 | Natomas Unified School District | 1.5% | 8.9% |
| 77 | Winship Robbins Elementary School District | 1.5% | 8.9% |
| 82 | Alhambra Unified School District | 1.6% | 8.9% |
| 82 | Bishop Unified School District | 1.6% | 8.9% |
| 82 | Coronado Unified School District | 1.6% | 8.9% |
| 82 | Orcutt Union Elementary School District | 1.6% | 8.9% |
| 82 | Redondo Beach Unified School District | 1.6% | 8.9% |
| 82 | Tamalpais Union High School District | 1.6% | 8.9% |
| 88 | Bassett Unified School District | 1.7% | 8.9% |
| 88 | Corona-Norco Unified School District | 1.7% | 8.9% |
| 88 | Lincoln Unified School District | 1.7% | 8.9% |
| 88 | Woodlake Unified School District | 1.7% | 8.9% |
| 92 | Modesto City High School District | 1.8% | 8.9% |
| 92 | Petaluma Joint Union High School District | 1.8% | 8.9% |
| 92 | Scott Valley Unified School District | 1.8% | 8.9% |
| 95 | Temple City Unified School District | 1.9% | 8.9% |
| 96 | Delhi Unified School District | 2% | 8.9% |
| 96 | Irvine Unified School District | 2% | 8.9% |
| 96 | San Dieguito Union High School District | 2% | 8.9% |
| 99 | Castro Valley Unified School District | 2.1% | 8.9% |
| 99 | Davis Joint Unified School District | 2.1% | 8.9% |
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