Yuba-Sutter Times

In the 2023-24 school year, kindergarten was the largest grade in Marysville Joint Unified School District, with 1,020 students making up 9.7% of the student body, according to the California Department of Education. This represents no change compared to the previous year.

The grade with the second highest number of students was second grade, with 859 students, or 8.2% of the student body.

The school that had the highest number of kindergarten students in Marysville Joint Unified School District during the period was Kynoch Elementary School, while Cordua Elementary School had the fewest.

Overall, Marysville Joint Unified School District enrolled 10,531 students, ranking as the 150th highest enrolled district in California for the 2023-24 school year. It ranked 152nd 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
Anna McKenney Intermediate School	584
Arboga Elementary School	722
Browns Valley Elementary School	126
Cedar Lane Elementary School	550
Cordua Elementary School	77
Covillaud Elementary School	521
Dobbins Elementary School	62
Edgewater Elementary School	547
Ella Elementary School	552
Foothill Intermediate School	208
Johnson Park Elementary School	454
Kynoch Elementary School	712
Lincoln (Abraham) (Alternative)	254
Linda Elementary School	606
Lindhurst High School	1,214
Loma Rica Elementary School	95
Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts	371
Marysville High School	1,067
Olivehurst Elementary School	482
South Lindhurst Continuation High School	268
Yuba Feather Elementary School	116
Yuba Gardens Intermediate School	724