Kern County Times

Tehachapi Unified School District's schools enrolled 4,100 students in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.1% of them were boys, and 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, making up 55.1% of the Tehachapi Unified School District's total enrollment.

Tehachapi Unified School District covers six schools within Kern County with its main office in Tehachapi.

Among the six schools in Tehachapi Unified School District, Tehachapi High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,254 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
Tehachapi High School	1,254
Jacobsen Middle School	917
Golden Hills Elementary School	660
Tompkins Elementary School	642
Cummings Valley Elementary School	586
Monroe High (Continuation)	41