Santa Cruz Standard

Pajaro Valley Unified School District's schools enrolled 17,376 students in the 2022-23 school year, 4% less than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.9% of them were boys, and 49% were girls.

Pajaro Valley Unified School District covers 33 schools within Santa Cruz County with its main office in Watsonville.

Among the 33 schools in Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Watsonville High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,244 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
Watsonville High School	2,244
Pajaro Valley High School	1,489
Aptos High School	1,360
Alianza Charter	640
Rolling Hills Middle School	619
E. A. Hall Middle School	608
Aptos Junior High School	594
Cesar E. Chavez Middle School	552
Freedom Elementary School	527
Mintie White Elementary School	521
Calabasas Elementary School	515
Bradley Elementary School	507
Valencia Elementary School	488
Hall District Elementary School	472
Amesti Elementary School	456
H. A. Hyde Elementary School	455
Starlight Elementary School	447
Radcliff Elementary School	441
Pajaro Middle School	440
Lakeview Middle School	438
T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary School	421
Landmark Elementary School	412
Rio del Mar Elementary School	404
Ohlone Elementary School	389
Watsonville Charter School of the Arts	385
Ann Soldo Elementary School	369
Mar Vista Elementary School	344
Linscott Charter	259
Pacific Coast Charter	165
PVUSD Virtual Academy	152
Renaissance High Continuation	143
Diamond Technology Institute	83
New School Community Day	37