Merced City Elementary School District’s schools enrolled 11,013 students in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.6% of them were boys, and 49.3% were girls.
Merced City Elementary School District covers 19 schools within Merced County with its main office in Merced.
Among the 19 schools in Merced City Elementary School District, Rudolph Rivera Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 894 students in the 2023-24 school year.
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.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Rudolph Rivera Elementary School | 894 |
| Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary School | 732 |
| Luther Burbank Elementary School | 727 |
| Allan Peterson Elementary School | 682 |
| Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle School | 630 |
| Joe Stefani | 608 |
| Herbert Hoover Middle School | 607 |
| Rudolph Rivera Middle School | 607 |
| Tenaya Middle School | 585 |
| John Muir Elementary School | 581 |
| Franklin Elementary School | 568 |
| Alicia Reyes Elementary School | 565 |
| John C. Fremont Elementary School | 559 |
| Charles Wright Elementary School | 552 |
| Ada Givens Elementary School | 546 |
| Don Stowell Elementary School | 527 |
| Leontine Gracey Elementary School | 509 |
| Margaret Sheehy Elementary School | 503 |
| Merced City School District Community Day | 31 |
