Total enrollment
28,646
+987 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
65 schools in Santa Rosa
California · Public K-12
Santa Rosa, California reports 65 public K-12 schools to NCES, totaling roughly 28,646 students (44 elementary, 7 middle, and 7 high).
4-year change in Santa Rosa
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
62
+6 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
177,090
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
28,646
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
65
public K-12
About Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa is a sizable California city in terms of public-school footprint, with 65 schools and 28,646 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city comprises 44 elementary, 7 middle, 7 high, and 7 other.
Average school size in Santa Rosa is around 441 students, 24% meaningfully below the California average of about 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 4%: 27,659 students in SY 2020-21 versus 28,646 in SY 2024-25. Santa Rosa now counts 62 public schools, up from 56 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Santa Rosa discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.