Total enrollment
63,389
-5,539 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
Sonoma County
California · Public K-12
From the largest high school to the smallest elementary campus, Sonoma County's 184 public schools collectively enroll about 63,389 K-12 students, with Santa Rosa High the heaviest district by enrollment. The level mix is 112 elementary, 23 middle, and 33 high schools.
7-year change in Sonoma County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
170
-8 (-4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
37%
was 42%
% Hispanic
50%
was 46%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
485,040
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
184
61 districts
Enrollment
63,389
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$104,674
Above California avg
Free/reduced lunch
50.8%
Below California avg
Elementary
112
32,843 students
Middle
23
8,588 students
High
33
18,210 students
Combined / other
16
3,748 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
Santa Rosa High
9,410 students · 61 districts in Sonoma County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Sonoma County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
38.5%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
5.1%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
5.7%
civilian labor
Median age
43
19.0% under 18
Test scores in Sonoma County
Latest 2023-24 ELA proficiency, 118 schools ranked. California state average: 47.6%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- Petaluma Accelerated Charter· 92.0%
- Austin Creek Elementary· 81.6%
- Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter· 81.1%
- Meadow Elementary· 77.1%
- Liberty Elementary· 75.2%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- Steele Lane Elementary· 9.1%
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary· 10.5%
- Hilliard Comstock Middle· 13.8%
- James Monroe Elementary· 17.9%
- Helen M. Lehman Elementary· 18.0%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prestwood Elementary | Sonoma | Elementary | KG-05 | 275 | · |
| Albert F. Biella Elementary | Santa Rosa | Elementary | KG-06 | 274 | · |
| Richard Crane Elementary | Rohnert Park | Elementary | KG-05 | 274 | · |
| Live Oak Charter | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-08 | 271 | · |
| Park Side Elementary | Sebastopol | Elementary | KG-04 | 268 | · |
| Jack London Elementary | Santa Rosa | Elementary | KG-06 | 258 | · |
| Sunridge Charter | Sebastopol | Elementary | KG-08 | 256 | · |
| Ridgway High (Continuation) | Santa Rosa | High | 09-12 | 252 | · |
| Woodland Star Charter | Glen Ellen | Elementary | KG-08 | 244 | · |
| Wilson Elementary | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-06 | 235 | · |
| Sonoma Charter | Sonoma | Elementary | KG-08 | 226 | · |
| Orchard View | Sebastopol | Combined | KG-12 | 224 | · |
| California Pacific Charter - Sonoma | Guerneville | Combined | KG-12 | 213 | · |
| Brook Haven Middle | Sebastopol | Middle | 05-08 | 212 | · |
| Piner-Olivet Charter | Santa Rosa | Middle | 07-08 | 212 | · |
| Twin Hills Charter Middle | Sebastopol | Middle | 06-08 | 207 | · |
| Guerneville Elementary (Charter) | Guerneville | Elementary | KG-08 | 171 | · |
| Sonoma County Special Education | Santa Rosa | Combined | KG-12 | 169 | · |
| Dunham Charter | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-06 | 166 | · |
| Liberty Elementary | Petaluma | Elementary | 01-06 | 162 | · |
| Salmon Creek School - A Charter | Occidental | Middle | 02-08 | 162 | · |
| Cinnabar Charter | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-08 | 156 | · |
| Valley Vista Elementary | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-06 | 155 | · |
| Forestville Academy | Forestville | Middle | 02-08 | 152 | · |
| River Montessori Elementary Charter | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-06 | 144 | · |
| Northwest Prep Charter | Santa Rosa | Combined | KG-12 | 138 | · |
| Two Rock Elementary | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-06 | 135 | · |
| West Side Elementary | Healdsburg | Elementary | KG-06 | 130 | · |
| South County Consortium | Petaluma | Combined | KG-12 | 129 | · |
| Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter | Santa Rosa | Middle | 05-06 | 128 | · |
| Kenwood Elementary | Kenwood | Elementary | KG-06 | 124 | · |
| Mark West Charter | Santa Rosa | Elementary | KG-08 | 124 | · |
| Rincon Valley Partnership | Santa Rosa | Elementary | KG-06 | 122 | · |
| Kid Street Charter | Santa Rosa | Elementary | KG-06 | 118 | · |
| Village Charter | Santa Rosa | Elementary | KG-08 | 118 | · |
| Petaluma Accelerated Charter | Petaluma | Middle | 07-08 | 115 | · |
| Alexander Valley Elementary | Healdsburg | Elementary | KG-06 | 111 | · |
| Geyserville New Tech Academy | Geyserville | High | 06-12 | 97 | · |
| Oak Grove Elementary | Sebastopol | Elementary | KG-KG | 91 | · |
| Geyserville Elementary | Geyserville | Elementary | KG-05 | 89 | · |
| Forestville Elementary | Forestville | Elementary | KG-01 | 72 | · |
| Harmony Elementary | Occidental | Elementary | KG-01 | 71 | · |
| Horicon Elementary | Annapolis | Elementary | KG-08 | 69 | · |
| Monte Rio Elementary | Monte Rio | Elementary | KG-08 | 68 | · |
| San Antonio High (Continuation) | Petaluma | High | 09-12 | 65 | · |
| Sonoma County Virtual Academy | Windsor | High | 06-12 | 63 | · |
| Laguna High | Forestville | High | 09-12 | 57 | · |
| Liberty Primary | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-01 | 56 | · |
| Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs | Santa Rosa | Combined | KG-12 | 55 | · |
| Creekside High | Sonoma | High | 09-12 | 48 | · |
| El Camino High | Rohnert Park | High | 09-12 | 48 | · |
| Valley Oaks High (Alternative) | Petaluma | High | 07-12 | 43 | · |
| Sonoma County Court | Santa Rosa | Combined | KG-12 | 42 | · |
| Gravenstein First | Sebastopol | Elementary | 01-01 | 37 | · |
| Big Picture Learning Windsor | Windsor | High | 06-12 | 34 | · |
| Windsor Oaks Academy | Windsor | High | 09-12 | 33 | · |
| Dual Language Immersion Academy Charter | Petaluma | Middle | 07-08 | 31 | · |
| Bodega Bay Elementary | Bodega Bay | Elementary | KG-05 | 27 | · |
| West Sonoma County Consortium | Sebastopol | Elementary | KG-08 | 25 | · |
| Marce Becerra Academy | Healdsburg | High | 09-12 | 24 | · |
| Montgomery Elementary | Cazadero | Elementary | KG-08 | 23 | · |
| Sonoma Mountain High (Necessary Small School) | Petaluma | High | 09-12 | 21 | · |
| Cinnabar Elementary | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-KG | 20 | · |
| Fort Ross Elementary | Cazadero | Elementary | KG-08 | 20 | · |
| Johanna Echols-Hansen High (Continuation) | Cloverdale | High | 09-12 | 20 | · |
| Carpe Diem High (Continuation) | Petaluma | High | 09-12 | 19 | · |
| Guerneville Primary | Guerneville | Elementary | KG-KG | 12 | · |
| Dunham Elementary | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-06 | 9 | · |
| Buena Vista High | Geyserville | High | 09-12 | 8 | · |
| Kashia Elementary | Stewarts Point | Elementary | KG-08 | 8 | · |
| Eagle Creek | Cloverdale | High | 09-10 | 0 | · |
| Gravenstein Community Day | Sebastopol | Elementary | KG-08 | 0 | · |
| Learning House | Santa Rosa | Combined | KG-12 | 0 | · |
| Liberty Independent Study | Petaluma | Combined | KG-12 | 0 | · |
| Online Academy - Sonoma County | Cloverdale | High | 07-12 | 0 | · |
| Sonoma County ROP | Santa Rosa | High | 10-12 | 0 | · |
| Valley Oaks Elementary (Alternative) | Petaluma | Elementary | KG-06 | 0 | · |
| Academy of Innovative Arts | Forestville | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| Bridges Community Based School North County Consortium | Windsor | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| Cotati-Rohnert Park Preschool | Rohnert Park | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| Dunbar Elementary | Glen Ellen | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| Lewis Early Learning Academy | Santa Rosa | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
| REACH | Sebastopol | Combined | M-M | · | · |
| Valley Vista Public Waldorf | Petaluma | Elementary | M-M | · | · |
Cities in Sonoma County
Santa Rosa65 schoolsPetaluma38 schoolsSebastopol15 schoolsRohnert Park14 schoolsSonoma9 schoolsWindsor8 schoolsCloverdale6 schoolsHealdsburg6 schoolsForestville4 schoolsGeyserville3 schoolsGuerneville3 schoolsCazadero2 schoolsGlen Ellen2 schoolsOccidental2 schoolsAnnapolis1 schoolBodega Bay1 schoolCotati1 schoolKenwood1 schoolMonte Rio1 schoolPenngrove1 schoolStewarts Point1 school
About Sonoma County
Sonoma County is a broad California county of about 485,040 residents, home to 184 public schools and roughly 63,389 students.
Zooming out, census numbers show the median household earns about $104,674 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That income level is 17% higher than the California median.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Sonoma County covers 112 elementary schools (32,843 students), 23 middle schools (8,588), 33 high schools (18,210), and 16 combined or other schools.
Santa Rosa High dominates the local landscape, accounting for roughly 9,410 students on its own.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Sonoma County has decreased 8% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 68,928 students to 63,389. The school count fell from 178 to 170 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 42% to 37% over the same window.
On this page, the community for Sonoma County discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.
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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data