Kern County Times

Rosedale Union Elementary School District's schools enrolled 6,041 students in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.7% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Rosedale Union Elementary School District students was white, accounting for 47% of the student population.

Rosedale Union Elementary School District covers nine schools within Kern County with its main office in Bakersfield.

Among the nine schools in Rosedale Union Elementary School District, Patriot Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 906 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
Patriot Elementary School	906
Rosedale Middle School	745
Independence Elementary School	722
American Elementary School	719
Freedom Middle School	698
Almondale Elementary School	634
Del Rio Elementary School	585
Centennial Elementary School	541
Rosedale-North Elementary School	491