Which Alameda County district had largest enrollment in 2023-24 school year?

Oakland Unified School District had the highest enrollment among Alameda County school districts, welcoming 45,005 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.3% of them were boys, 48.5% were girls, and 0.2% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic or Latino, making up 50.3% of Oakland Unified School District’s total enrollment.

Among the 21 districts in Alameda County, Fremont Unified School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 32,995 students, while Hayward Unified School District welcomed 20,084 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Oakland Unified School District roughly covers schools within Alameda County and has a main office in Oakland.

In the previous school year, Dublin Unified School District had the highest number of students among Alameda County districts.

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.