Wine Country Times

Napa Valley Unified School District had the highest enrollment among Napa County school districts, welcoming 16,429 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.4% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Napa Valley Unified School District students was white, accounting for 25.1% of the student population.

Among the six districts in Napa County, Saint Helena Unified School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,120 students, while Calistoga Joint Unified School District welcomed 804 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Napa Valley Unified School District roughly covers schools within Napa County and has a main office in Napa.

In the previous school year, Napa Valley Unified School District also had the highest number of students among Napa County districts.

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.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Napa Valley Unified School District	Napa	16,429
Saint Helena Unified School District	St. Helena	1,120
Calistoga Joint Unified School District	Calistoga	804
Howell Mountain Elementary School District	Angwin	102
Napa County Office of Education	Napa	94
Pope Valley Union Elementary School District	Pope Valley	55