Yuba-Sutter Times

Williams Junior/Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Colusa County schools, welcoming 634 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, 53.6% of them were boys, and 46.4% were girls.

Among the 23 schools in Colusa County, Arbuckle Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 596 students, while George T. Egling Middle School welcomed 537 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Williams Junior/Senior High School is part of Williams Unified School District, which roughly covers schools within Colusa County and has a main office in Williams.

In the previous school year, Williams Junior/Senior High School also had the highest number of students among Colusa County schools.

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 predicted by the Public Policy Institute of California to drop another 8% by the 2031-32 school year.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Williams Junior/Senior High School	Williams	634
Arbuckle Elementary School	Arbuckle	596
George T. Egling Middle School	Colusa	537
Pierce High School	Arbuckle	511
Colusa High School	Colusa	470
James M. Burchfield Primary School	Colusa	454
Williams Primary Elementary School	Williams	413
Lloyd G. Johnson Junior High School	Arbuckle	315
Williams Upper Elementary School	Williams	284
Maxwell Elementary School	Maxwell	143
Maxwell Senior High School	Maxwell	114
Maxwell Middle School	Maxwell	83
Princeton Elementary School	Princeton	69
Princeton Junior-Senior High School	Princeton	62
Grand Island Elementary School	Grimes	51
Colusa Alternative Home	Colusa	48
Indian Valley Intermediate School	Elk Creek	27
Colusa Alternative High (Continuation)	Colusa	24
Mid Valley High (Continuation)	Williams	19
Arbuckle Alternative High (Continuation)	Arbuckle	17
S. William Abel Academy	Williams	15
Coastal Buttes Academy	Williams	14
Princeton Landing High (Cont)	Princeton	2