Merced Times

Merced River Union Elementary School District's only school enrolled 275 students in the 2022-23 school year, 16% more than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Merced River Union Elementary School District students was white, accounting for 37.1% of the student population.

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

School	Total Enrollment
Washington Elementary School	275