SLO Reporter

San Luis Coastal Unified School District's schools enrolled 7,555 students in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.1% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, making up 56.5% of the San Luis Coastal Unified School District's total enrollment.

San Luis Coastal Unified School District covers 16 schools within San Luis Obispo County with its main office in San Luis Obispo.

Among the 16 schools in San Luis Coastal Unified School District, San Luis Obispo High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,644 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
San Luis Obispo High School	1,644
Morro Bay High School	795
Laguna Middle School	789
Los Osos Middle School	539
Pacheco Elementary School	482
C. L. Smith Elementary School	465
Los Ranchos Elementary School	450
Hawthorne Elementary School	430
Sinsheimer Elementary School	371
Bishop's Peak Elementary School	369
Baywood Elementary School	348
Monarch Grove Elementary School	331
Del Mar Elementary School	290
Teach Elementary School	167
Pacific Beach High School	64
Peep - Prepare	21