Total enrollment
1,738
-1,424 (-45%) vs SY 2017-18
11 schools in Mountain Empire Unified
California · 1,738 students · 5 cities
Across 11 public schools, Mountain Empire Unified (California) serves approximately 1,738 K-12 students across 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 4 high.
7-year change in Mountain Empire Unified
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
-8 (-50%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
26%
was 37%
% Black
1%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Empire High | Pine Valley | High | 09-12 | 412 |
| Campo Elementary | Campo | Elementary | KG-06 | 359 |
| Potrero Elementary | Potrero | Elementary | KG-06 | 300 |
| Mountain Empire Junior High | Pine Valley | Middle | 07-08 | 245 |
| Clover Flat Elementary | Boulevard | Elementary | KG-06 | 190 |
| Descanso Elementary | Descanso | Elementary | KG-06 | 188 |
| Hillside Junior/Senior High | Pine Valley | High | 07-12 | 31 |
| Sunrise High (Continuation) | Pine Valley | High | 09-12 | 13 |
| Cottonwood Community Day | Pine Valley | High | 07-12 | 0 |
| Mountain Empire Special Education Preschool | Pine Valley | Elementary | M-M | · |
| Pine Valley Middle | Pine Valley | Combined | M-M | · |
About Mountain Empire Unified
Across 11 schools, Mountain Empire Unified serves about 1,738 students in California. By footprint it is a compact district.
For a sense of the school types, Mountain Empire Unified consists of 5 elementary, 1 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Mountain Empire Unified is about 158, meaningfully below the California average of roughly 578.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment fell 45%: 3,162 students in SY 2017-18 versus 1,738 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 16 to 8 across the same 7-year window. Demographically, the White share of enrollment decreased from 37% to 26%.
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