El Dorado County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year?

CA Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond 2023 | California Department of Education

By West El Dorado News

Oct 16, 2024

Buckeye Union Elementary School District had the highest enrollment among El Dorado County school districts, welcoming 9,644 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.5% of them were boys, and 49.4% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 66.7% of Buckeye Union Elementary School District's total enrollment.

Among the 16 districts in El Dorado County, El Dorado Union High School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 6,680 students, while Lake Tahoe Unified School District welcomed 3,648 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Buckeye Union Elementary School District roughly covers schools within El Dorado County and has a main office in El Dorado Hills.

In the previous school year, El Dorado Union High School District had the highest number of students among El Dorado County districts.

In the last decade, enrollment in California elementary and secondary schools rose by at least 5%, while high school enrollment dropped 5%.

However, overall enrollment in California public schools is sliding, and the Public Policy Institute of California expects it to drop another 8% by the 2031-32 school year.

Enrollment in Buckeye Union Elementary School District Over 3 Years

Enrollment in El Dorado County Districts During 2022-23 School Year

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Buckeye Union Elementary School District	El Dorado Hills	9,644
El Dorado Union High School District	Placerville	6,680
Lake Tahoe Unified School District	South Lake Tahoe	3,648
Rescue Union Elementary School District	Rescue	3,515
El Dorado County Office of Education	Placerville	1,999
Black Oak Mine Unified School District	Georgetown	1,249
Placerville Union Elementary School District	Placerville	1,167
Mother Lode Union Elementary School District	Placerville	840
Pollock Pines Elementary School District	Pollock Pines	590
Gold Trail Union Elementary School District	Placerville	520
Gold Oak Union Elementary School District	Placerville	466
Camino Union Elementary School District	Camino	428
Pioneer Union Elementary School District	Somerset	275
Latrobe	Shingle Springs	161
Silver Fork Elementary School District	Pollock Pines	13
Indian Diggings Elementary School District	Somerset	10