Tehachapi Unified School District’s schools enrolled 4,116 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, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.3% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, making up 53.3% 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 1,262 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 |
|---|---|
| Tehachapi High School | 1,262 |
| Jacobsen Middle School | 936 |
| Golden Hills Elementary School | 677 |
| Tompkins Elementary School | 658 |
| Cummings Valley Elementary School | 545 |
| Monroe High (Continuation) | 38 |
