Wine Country Times

Petaluma City Elementary School District's schools enrolled 2,154 students in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.1% of them were boys, and 47.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, making up 54.4% of the Petaluma City Elementary School District's total enrollment.

Petaluma City Elementary School District covers seven schools within Sonoma County with its main office in Petaluma.

Among the seven schools in Petaluma City Elementary School District, Penngrove Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 481 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
Penngrove Elementary School	481
McKinley Elementary School	388
Grant Elementary School	381
McNear Elementary School	311
McDowell Elementary School	245
Valley Vista Elementary School	194
South County Consortium	154