California Department of Education | California Department of Education
California Department of Education | California Department of Education
The grade with the second highest number of students was 11th grade, with 457 students, or 8.8% of the student body.
The school that had the highest number of 12th grade students in Oakdale Joint Unified School District during the period was Oakdale High School, while Valley Oak Junior and Senior High School had the fewest.
Overall, Oakdale Joint Unified School District enrolled 5,165 students, ranking as the 275th highest enrolled district in California for the 2023-24 school year. It ranked 270th highest in the previous school year.
California's public schools face a growing financial crisis driven by declining enrollment and an increase in chronic absenteeism, both impacting the state's school funding model.
Enrollment, which peaked at 6.3 million students in the early 2000s, has steadily declined to under 6 million today, with projections indicating it could fall below 5.2 million by 2032. 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.
At the same time, chronic absenteeism has surged from 12% pre-pandemic to 25%, disproportionately impacting younger students and jeopardizing their long-term success.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Cloverland Elementary School | 497 |
| East Stanislaus High School | 94 |
| Fair Oaks Elementary School | 817 |
| Magnolia Elementary School | 619 |
| Oakdale Charter | 68 |
| Oakdale High School | 1,607 |
| Oakdale Junior High School | 800 |
| Sierra View Elementary School | 627 |
| Valley Oak Junior and Senior High School | 36 |
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