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
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51% identified as male, and 49% as female.
Data also showed that Hispanic or Latino students made up 42.2% of the student body, the largest percentage in the county, followed by white students at 31.9% (823 students), American Indian or Alaska Native students at 14.5% (374 students) and multiracial students at 8.6% (222 students).
Bishop Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Inyo County's 134 schools in the 2023-24 academic year, welcoming 866 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.
| School name | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Elementary School | 859 | 866 | 0.8% |
| Bishop Union High School | 602 | 613 | 1.8% |
| Home Street Middle School | 418 | 398 | -4.8% |
| Lo-Inyo Elementary School | 211 | 195 | -7.6% |
| Big Pine Elementary School | 125 | 125 | 0% |
| Lone Pine High School | 107 | 104 | -2.8% |
| Owens Valley Elementary School | 69 | 76 | 10.1% |
| Round Valley Elementary School | 63 | 69 | 9.5% |
| Big Pine High School | 32 | 26 | -18.8% |
| Palisade Glacier High (Continuation) | 35 | 26 | -25.7% |
| Owens Valley High School | 19 | 24 | 26.3% |
| CDS Bishop High School | - | 13 | - |
| Shoshone Elementary School | 17 | 13 | -23.5% |
| Bishop Independent Study | 12 | 9 | -25% |
| Jill Kinmont Boothe | 5 | 8 | 60% |
| Death Valley High Academy | 5 | 4 | -20% |
| CDS Bishop Elementary School | - | 3 | - |
| CDS Home Street | - | 3 | - |
| Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) | 2 | 1 | -50% |
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