Placerville Union Elementary School District’s schools enrolled 1,204 students in the 2023-24 school year, 3.2% more than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 53.3% of them were boys, and 46.5% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, making up 56.5% of the Placerville Union Elementary School District’s total enrollment.
Placerville Union Elementary School District covers three schools within El Dorado County with its main office in Placerville.
Among the three schools in Placerville Union Elementary School District, Sierra Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 422 students in the 2023-24 school year.
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 | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Sierra Elementary School | 422 |
| Edwin Markham Middle School | 404 |
| Louisiana Schnell Elementary School | 378 |



