Kern County Times

Norris Elementary School District's schools enrolled 3,878 students in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% 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 48.4% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Norris Elementary School District students was white, accounting for 45.8% of the student population.

Norris Elementary School District covers five schools within Kern County with its main office in Bakersfield.

Among the five schools in Norris Elementary School District, Norris Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of 883 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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
Norris Middle School	883
Norris Elementary School	860
Veterans Elementary School	857
Olive Drive Elementary School	763
William B. Bimat Elementary School	515